Rihanna wipes away tears as she is overcome with emotion at funeral for her cousin Tavon Alleyne, 21, who was shot dead in Barbados

 

Rihanna was overcome with emotion as she attended the funeral of her cousin Tavon Alleyne who was gunned down at the age of 21 in Barbados. The 29-year-old superstar singer was seen wiping away tears at the celebration of life in Barbados on Tuesday. Two weeks ago Rihanna took to Instagram to pay tribute to her younger cousin just hours after they had spent Christmas Day Together. 'RIP cousin... can't believe it was just last night that I held you in my arms!' the heartbroken Wild Thoughts singer wrote to her 59million Instagram followers.