Family faces long wait before they can bring Karen home

The family of Irish student Karen Buckley face an agonising wait before they can bring her body home for burial.

It could be several days before Scottish authorities release her remains as the legal team for the man charged with her murder could request an independent autopsy be carried out.

Alexander Pacteau, aged 21, from Glasgow, appeared before Glasgow Sheriff Court on Friday where he was charged with the murder of the student nurse, and with attempting to defeat the ends of justice.