THE funeral of two little girls killed by their father, who then hanged himself, was due to take place today.

Dozens of family and friends are expected to turn out to say their emotional farewells to Ellie and Isobelle Cass, who died after being smothered by their father.

The youngsters, aged just three and one, were found dead by police in a caravan where their father, MoT tester David Cass, was living in the grounds of a garage in Paynes Road, Freemantle.

They had responded to a 999 call from the children’s mother Kerrie Hughes after she received a chilling message from her former partner saying the children had “gone to sleep forever”.

Their funeral, taking place at noon at Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church in Eastleigh, follows the funeral of Cass on Wednesday. A 20-minute service at Christ Church in Freemantle, attended by Miss Hughes, was followed by a burial service at Hollybrook Cemetery in Southampton.

Mourners were being asked to wear bright-coloured clothes to celebrate the short lives of Ellie and Isobelle.

Their coffins will be in their favourite colours – red with yellow lining for Ellie and pink with purple lining for Isobelle.