Mother speaks of her distress as family plans to travel to Peru

The mother of an Irish model being held on suspicion of drug trafficking in Peru has spoken of her distress.

Michaella McCollum-Connolly, 20, and Melissa Reid are due to appear in court today accused of attempting to smuggle an estimated e1.7m worth of cocaine out of South America.

Yesterday, her exhausted mother Nora said: “The situation is terrible for everyone.”