‘She was our life’ say parents of teenager who fell to her death

The heartbroken family of a teenager who fell to her death from a friend’s apartment have spoken of their “profound pain” at the loss of a child who was “a joy”. Julia Marra was pronounced dead at the scene of the incident at Fort Cambridge, Sliema on Tuesday night. Initial indications suggest an accident and an inquiry is under way. Her family last night said the 15-year-old was “our life” and that they were trying to find some sort of “comfort in the knowledge that so many people loved her and could enjoy her smile”. The bereaved Italian family, who live in San Ġwann, told Times of Malta: “The death of a child is an indescribable, profound, intimate pain that cannot be shared… but the wonder of a person like Julia needs to be shouted out.” [attach id=875768 size="large" align="left" type="image"]Julia Marra died on Tuesday.[/attach] In a statement, the Marra family said it was impossible to describe Julia, one of two daughters, in a few words. “She was the music, the freshness and the joy. She was those spectacles she always wore proudly; she was the hugs for her beloved dog; and the love letters she wrote to her mother. She was our life. “And then there was that laugh… it...