EDNA, Texas — A 16-year-old girl who was stabbed to death in Edna, Texas was laid to rest in her hometown in Nebraska on Wednesday.
Hundreds of loved ones attended the service honoring Lizbeth Medina wearing white and her favorite color, purple.
The teen, a cheerleader at Edna High School, was found dead by her mother, Jacqueline Medina, last week in a bathtub in their apartment.
The family set up a GoFundMe account to help with expenses. As of Thursday morning, more than $21,000 had been donated.
Murder arrest made
Over the weekend, Texas Rangers arrested 23-year-old Rafael Govea Romero in Schulenburg, Texas.
Edna police on Monday said after the killing, they worked with the Texas Rangers to identify Romero as the suspect and determined he was at a home in Schulenburg. When they went to find him, police said the owner confirmed he was there. They also seized a vehicle, which was processed, and items they said connected Romero to Medina.
Romero was charged with murder, according to police. They also said it could be upgraded to capital murder. His bond was set at $2,000,000 and Edna police said Immigrations and Customs placed a detainer on him.
Mother of cheerleader killed wants justice
Jacqueline Medina was left heartbroken and demanded justice for her daughter.
She and Lizbeth had only lived in Edna for about a year. Jacquelin said she's now living a nightmare.
"The most horrible way a mother could find her child. She was murdered in cold blood," she said.
Lizbeth was her only child and had so much to look forward to in life.
"It should have been a great day because she was involved in the Christmas parade. She was going to be with the cheer squad," Jacquelin said.
Lizbeth never made it to the parade.
"I lost it. She was my world, my everything," Jacquelin said. "Everything I do was for her,"
Jacquelin said she feels broken and lost without her best friend.
"Someone dared to go in and just rip my daughter away from me. It just kills me," she said. "I just want answers to why they would do this to an amazing little girl who would never hurt anyone, wouldn't dare to hurt anyone."
Jacquelin said she has felt the love and support from the small town.
"She was a very good girl, and recently, I've received messages from hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of people. And it amazes me because I didn't know how much she was loved by everybody else," Jacquelin said.