Rihanna offers money for funeral of fan murdered by stepfather in Brazil

Back in December, MStars reported that rapper the Game was joining forces with gang leaders to raise money for a 7-year-old boy's funeral. Game's empathy and kind gesture has inspired others and it looks like Rihanna is following in his footsteps.

One of Rihanna's Brazilian fans, 14-year-old Thiago Sobral Valencia, was brutally stabbed to death by his stepfather. Valencia's 9-year-old brother, Santos Junior Osvaldo and his mother, Vanessa Almeida Sobral were also killed during the attack.

It has been reported that as soon as Rihanna got the news, she reached out to offer her help to the family, even offering to pay for the funeral.

Rihanna took to Twitter to express her condolences sending out these tweets:

"R.I.P. To one of our fallen soldiers, brutally murdered yesterday in Brazil! 14 year old Thiago, will forever be in our hearts! #Navy"

"Just learned that Thiago's mother and sibling were also murder victims in the horrible and tragic turn of events! Dear God! #Navy#RIPThiago"

"Let's send our support to his family and friends during this difficult time guys! #RIPThiago"

Brazilian authorities got Rihanna in touch with Thiago's biological father who turned down her offer to pay for the funeral. Here's what he had to say:

"I was surprised that they're concerned about it. The representative said that it was a request from Rihanna herself, who wanted to offer all kinds of help. They wanted to pay for the funeral, but I only asked if she would provide a tribute to him. The only thing I thought is that from heaven, where he is, he's going to see this gesture. The impact of the message she posted about it on Twitter was huge."