Toronto Mayor Mel Lastman was one of hundreds of mourners who gathered at a mosque Friday for a burial ceremony for five-year-old Farah Khan. Some of Farah's body parts were found in a Toronto park two months ago. Her father and stepmother have been charged with first-degree murder.

Omar Farouk, president of the International Muslims Organization of Toronto, said Farah's death deeply touched the community.

"We as a community are deeply saddened by the circumstances of Farah's passing away and we condemn the act of violence that surrounds her death."

Many of the people attending the service never knew Farah but were horrified by the brutality of her death.

"I can't think of how anyone could do that. Never mind hitting or beating her, but to cut her up like, you know, she's nothing," said one woman attending the ceremony.

"May Farah rest in peace knowing that all the hearts of all the people of the city of Toronto go out to her," said an emotional Lastman.

Shahida Fabeen, Farah's mother, came to Toronto from Pakistan to fight to have her daughter buried in the city. She was secluded behind a divider during the ceremony.

Farah's father, Muhammad Arsal Khan, initially wanted his daughter's remains returned to Pakistan but agreed to drop that demand. Khan and his wife, Kaneez Fatima, did not attend the service. They remain in police custody since their arrest last month.

Khan gained custody of Farah when she was an infant. He brought her to Canada last April to live with his new wife.

Farah's limbs were found in plastic bags by a woman out walking her dog Dec. 7. Her head was found in another park shortly after the couple was arrested. Her torso was never found.

An autopsy failed to uncover the cause of her death but police have said the girl had been abused before her murder.