Alexander Pacteau has dropped his appeal against the 23-year sentence he received for murdering Karen Buckley.

The family of murdered Irish student nurse Karen Buckley may have to relive their nightmare: Her killer, Alexander Pacteau, has applied to have his sentence reduced.

The man who murdered Irish nurse Karen Buckley in Glasgow has made an appeal against the length of his minimum 23-year life sentence.

The man who murdered Irish nurse Karen Buckley can watch satellite television and play games consoles in his cell as he serves his life sentence.

“You destroyed her young life and devastated a family.”

Families of homicide victims here have renewed calls for minimum prison terms for murder following the 23-year sentence handed down to Alexander Pacteau.

In the end, it took just 20 minutes to hand down the mandatory life sentence.

“We hope that he is never released and spends every day in prison haunted by what he did.”

THE idea of a killer selecting a victim at random; the idea that the desire to kill or rape is so powerful, that the identity of the victim is irrelevant to the murderer, is so alien to anything we might regard as normal.

Karen Buckley’s killer Alexander Pacteau has been jailed for life for the brutal murder of the Irish nurse earlier this year.

In a statement after the murderer of Cork nurse Karen Buckley was sentenced to life in prison, Karen’s father John said: "Our little angel has been taken from us forever in the cruellest of ways."

Karen Buckley’s killer Alexander Pacteau has been jailed for life for the brutal murder of the Irish nurse earlier this year.

The parents of murdered Irish nurse Karen Buckley will be in court this morning for the sentencing of the man who bludgeoned their daughter to death.

The parents of murdered Irish nurse Karen Buckley will be in court this morning for the sentencing of the man who bludgeoned their daughter to death.

The sentencing hearing of the man who murdered Karen Buckley in Glasgow is to be televised tomorrow, and will be broadcast after proceedings end.

The Scottish courts system has given special permission for journalists to cover the sentencing of Karen Buckley’s killer Alexander Pacteau live on Twitter.

Police in Scotland are hunting for other potential victims of the man who murdered Karen Buckley in Glasgow, according to Scottish newspaper reports.

“Our hearts are broken at the thought of Karen’s final moments on this world.

Karen Buckley’s father described Alexander Pacteau as ‘truly evil’ after the killer admitted repeatedly hitting her with a spanner and trying to dispose of her body in a bath of chemicals. In an emotional speech outside of court, John Buckley, who travelled with his wife Marian and three sons for the hearing said there are no words to describe what the family went through.

Alexander Pacteau planned to find a victim on the night he brutally killed Cork nurse Karen Buckley in Glasgow, police believe.

Officers had to contend with a mountain of fabrications by a serial liar who meticulously planned getting away with murder. Joe Leogue reports from Glasgow

People across Scotland and Ireland expressed their sympathy for the family of Karen Buckley after her disappearance.

A convicted forger has admitted beating Irish student Karen Buckley to death with a spanner then trying to dispose of her body using caustic soda.

EVEN in a world that seems ever more callous, ever more brutal and indifferent to the sensibilities we all hope might protect us from the worst excesses of humanity, especially humanity informed by evil, the Glasgow murder of Karen Buckley, a 24-year-old nurse from Mourneabbey, Co Cork, stands out.

It has emerged Alexander Pacteau was previously accused of a sex attack on woman – just a mile from where he murdered Karen Buckley.

Former private schoolboy, Alexander Pacteau, faces life in jail for the brutal murder of Irish nurse Karen Buckley.

21-year-old Alexander Pacteau this morning admitted to murdering Karen Buckley after a night out in Glasgow last April.

Karen Buckley's father, John, read out an emotional statement on behalf of his family after Alexander Pacteau today pleaded guilty to her murder in April.

The family of Irish student, Karen Buckley, who was found dead after disappearing on a night out have thanked people in Scotland for their “huge outpouring of support and sympathy”.

The heartbroken family of murdered student nurse Karen Buckley have spoken of their deep gratitude for the huge outpouring of sympathy and support they received since her disappearance and death in Glasgow two months ago.

The heartbroken family of murdered student nurse Karen Buckley have spoken of their deep gratitude for the huge outpouring of sympathy; Couples who have married in Gougane Barra, Co Cork, are being asked to search their wedding photos to help recover a stolen religious relic and Man Utd fans are excited by Hugo Lloris' comments. Just some of the latest and most read stories on irishexaminer.com.

Scottish detectives working on the case of murdered Cork nurse Karen Buckley have traced a woman they believe could be a potential witness who may be able to assist with their investigation.

Police investigating the death of Irish student Karen Buckley are keen to trace a potential witness seen on CCTV.

Police investigating the death of Irish student Karen Buckley are keen to trace a potential witness seen on CCTV, Michael Clifford looks at the commission of inquiry into IBRC, a 17-year-old student received a garda escort to a Leaving Cert exam and Liverpool have secured the first major signing of the summer. Just some of the latest and most read stories on irishexaminer.com.

The detective who led the investigation into the disappearance and murder of Irish student Karen Buckley has thanked members of the public here for their kind messages.

The detective, who is heading up the investigation into the murder of Cork nurse Karen Buckley, has thanked the Irish public for their support, plans to cut unemployed people’s welfare payments for not paying their water charge bills have been criticised and three things we learned from Barca v Bayern. These are some of the latest and most read news stories on irishexaminer.com this morning.

The detective, who is heading up the investigation into the murder of Cork nurse Karen Buckley, has thanked the Irish public for the support they have shown.

Workers earning under €70,000 will have their USC cut in the next budget, Club owner defends two way mirror in ladies toilet, and Ryanair have lost millions as a result of transaction fraud. These are some of the latest and most read news on irishexaminer.com this lunchtime.

Karen Buckley’s funeral took place yesterday where she was laid to rest, the Wallabies have made a big decision ahead of the Rugby World Cup and the Nepal earthquake death toll could reach 10,000. These are some of the latest and most read news stories on irishexaminer.com this morning.

“Karen’s death seems so utterly inappropriate. It violates our sense of order. In our view of life, death and childhood are poles apart, and 24 years simply does not seem the right time to die — it does not seem to add up.”

Assistance given to family by Scottish emergency services recalled in the Prayers of the Faithful

Karen Buckley was simply described at her requiem Mass as the woman with “a smile to lift a thousand frowns”.

The funeral of Karen Buckley has been told of the indescribable hurt and pain wreaked on her devastated family by an utterly inappropriate death.