Witnesses and participants further stated that there was an after-party proceeding the gleeful dinner, and the alleged birthday girl, Mirei Yo, had an enjoyable time recording tiktoks with her friends. Yo’ s former trip roommate, Boonie Yang stated,“ I

gifted her a special jade jewlery to showcase our vel [ r ] y vel [ r ] y nice bond we’ ve maintained for the past 9 years.” It also appears so, that Yo had the“ best birthday ever,” according to participants in the after-party. Those who attended the after-party had also apparently brought in

generous gifts for Yo, although her birthday was during a school trip. Yo could never have“ expected such a great presence of guests in my room just to celebrate and have fun!” One of her most cherished gifts was a colorful princess wand made for kids, which played“ freaky” songs when toggled. She had further received a waterbottle, popcorn bottle, cash, plushie, eyelash curler, airplane model, several keychains, and many more“ goofy” gifts( Yo). When questioned about the quality of her birthday celebration, considering she was not within the presence of her family members, Yo eagerly stated,“ With family or without family, every birthday would be as memorable as the others, but I’ d say this one was an exception. Around 8-10 people filled my room to celebrate my birthday, and we had loads of

fun. I even called them [ parents ] during my celebration, so I felt their presence in my heart. I am filled with gratitude to the amazing 15th birthday that my friends and teachers had facilitated.” Now that Yo was only one year away from selecting her major for college, she reported to feel“ a little bit anxious, but otherwise okay”. According to her close friends, she allegedly dreams of becoming a well-fledged pilot who works at Cathay Pacific Airlines.