TRAGIC teenager Jenna Baldwin, pictured, is set to be laid to rest under her real father's surname of Brookfield.

Her grieving mother Desiree says she has destroyed the deeds that changed her daughter's name to Baldwin and wants her headstone to give her name as Jenna Brookfield.

As the Argus reported yesterday the 15-year-old will be buried on Monday following a service at Trinity Methodist Church in Abersychan.

Hundreds of people are expected to attend the funeral to pay their final respects to Jenna, who went missing from her Abersychan home in September.

Fifty days after she was last reported seen her step-father Michael Baldwin, of Lime Kiln Road, Pontnewynydd, was arrested and later charged with her murder.

The service at Trinity Methodist Church at 1pm is open to everyone who wants to attend.

Jenna's white coffin will be covered in red roses, and will be taken by hearse from Mrs Baldwin's home in Pontnewynydd to the church.

Police are asking people to be respectful and patient while allowing the funeral cortege to pass in its entirety.

Priority for seating will be given to family and close friends of Jenna's at the funeral but the service will be broadcast outside the church, where crowds of mourners are expected to gather.

People are asked to wear bright colours and the family have requested flowers.

Mrs Baldwin said: "The church will be decorated for Christmas and the nativity will be up.

"I want flowers as I don't want it to be cold."

People wanting to make donations can do so to the Chris Tarrant Children's Leukaemia Trust.

This charity was chosen as Jenna would have wanted it to go to a children's charity and one of her grandmothers died of cancer.

After the service the family will go to a private burial and people will be bussed to a local club for a celebration of Jenna's life.

Jenna's school, Abersychan Comprehensive School, will be closed to years 10 and 11 for the funeral.

Mrs Baldwin has invited police officers who have been involved in the investigation and have supported her throughout these difficult months.

Chief Inspector John Oliver, who played a leading role in the investigation, said: "Our thoughts are with Desiree Baldwin and her family. Gwent Police are continuing to provide support and we sincerely hope that the family will be able to start rebuilding their shattered lives."