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Updated 4.23pm
THE BODY OF missing Cork student Karen Buckley has been found by police in Glasgow.
The 24-year-old was reported missing after a night out with friends at a nightclub near their flat.
Police Scotland this afternoon confirmed that remains found are those of the Cork-born nurse.
Detective Superintendent Jim Kerr said that the remains are those of Karen Buckley.
He said that he could not “begin to imagine the pain and suffering” of Karen’s family and friends. He thanked the public for their support in the case.
Heartbroken
John Buckley, Karen’s father, released a statement which read:
Marian and I, together with our sons Brendan, Kieran and Damian, are absolutely heartbroken. Karen was our only daughter, cherished by our family and loved by her friends. She was an outgoing girl, who travelled the world where she met lots of people and thoroughly enjoyed her life. We will miss her terribly.
We would be very grateful if we be left alone now to grieve with our family and friends.
A 21-year-old man, detained by police last night, was formally arrested this morning.
Authorities last night confirmed that, after nearly four days of searching, a body was found at a farm north of the city.
The man arrested this morning is expected to appear before a court in Glasgow tomorrow.
In a statement, Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan said he is “greatly saddened” by news of the discovery.
“All of our thoughts and prayers are with Karen’s parents, John and Marian, and with all of her family and friends at this tragic time,” the Minister said.
A drive to raise funds to support the student’s family “in any way possible during this difficult time” has attracted more than 500 donations since it was launched yesterday.
At the time of writing, £10,126 has been raised. The target had been £5,000.
Karen Buckley was a student at Glasgow Caledonian University and lived with three other student friends in the city. They reported her missing on Sunday saying that it was out of character for her not to return home.
Her parents, Marion and John Buckley, travelled to Glasgow from their home near Mallow in Cork and on Tuesday spoke at a press conference seeking information on her disappearance.
Additional reporting by Dan Mac Guill and Nicky Ryan. First published at 01.40am.
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Do we even realize how lucky we are demonstrations over the price as basic as bread
@Margaret Mcgarry: puts France and their yellow vests in perspective…
@James Brady: —AND ALSO” THE STROKESTOWN AFFAIR!!”
Surely the headline should be 22 people brown bread?
@Robert Grant: ??
@Robert Grant: I agree. They’re toast.
@⚡ Seánie ⚡: if Trump was involved you would all be full of faux outrage
what on earth makes it ok to jibe over the deaths of humans who where seeking a simple human sustenance 30,000 years in existence…
Gandhi:There are people in the world so hungry that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.
Today’s bread prices today, as Achmed Brennan would say !
“Riots over bread prices” Cartainly puts things into perspective.
The EU is directly responsible for this due to converting agricultural land into forestry which in turn reduced grain and veg surpluses forcing the prices up for all the markets
@George O Neill: What absolute tripe, the Sudanese are hardly importing bread and grain from the EU.
@George O Neill: LOL
@Kilian Dunne: The EU sold it’s surplus food stuff off to African countries for many years before they decided to cut production
@George O Neill: A lot of things affect the price of grain, increasing population and increasing meat consumption are two of the biggest. Throw in more droughts because of climate change and the prices will be extremely volatile, when they rise even a little it pushes millions below the poverty line.
What a horrific place to live. I read James Patterson’s book ‘Woman of God’ recently and it gives a slight insight to the lives of Sudan’s and the medical teams who work there. I admire anyone who volunteers to work in these countries. They don’t have a camera crew and security detail like George Clooney. Human rights are nonexistent there. The medic teams basically stitch up whom they can, only to be sent out to be tortured, raped, or shot. These medics should get the New Year ‘Time’ front issue. Very brave and committed people. For the poor unfortunates living there, we can only hope for them and find a way to go there and help them.
Those yellow vests should take note, considering France’s history in Africa.
‘Sold’ by Zana Muhsen
Two teenagers sold in to marriages that they did not consent to. Yemen, a God awful place for women and children.
It’s the yeast that’s rising it
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