Family of Sabah quake victim receives heartfelt letter from Tottenham Hotspur

Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur Football Club has penned a letter to the family of Sonia Jhala, a Tanjong Katong Primary School (TKPS) student who was killed on Mount Kinabalu when an earthquake struck on June 5. A photo of the letter was posted on Tuesday to a Facebook community page named after the 12-year-old girl, who was an avid Spurs fan, Channel NewsAsia reports. "It is with great sadness that we have heard the news of the loss of Sonia Jhala," read the letter, signed off by head coach Mauricio Pochettino. "We have been made aware that Sonia supported Tottenham Hotspur all her life and loved football."   (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_GB/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); What a wonderful letter from my fantastic club.. COYS (Come On You Spurs and Come On You Sonia). Thank you THFC Posted by Sonia Jhala on Monday, 29 June 2015"I would like to extend my deepest condolences to you and your family on behalf of all the staff and players here at the Club. We know that she will be sadly missed. Our sympathy goes out to you all at this difficult time," said the letter. More than 1,500 people attended Sonia’s funeral service on Jun 10, with many donning Spurs jerseys or the club’s colours of blue and white in her memory. Photo: Tottenham Hotspur Facebook page   Done reading? Sit back, relax and watch Coconuts TV:   brightcove.createExperiences();