A teenager charged with murdering 12-year-old schoolgirl Michaela Davis in west Dublin in August was today remanded in custody for a fourth time pending the preparation of a book of evidence.

A teenager who is charged with murdering Dublin schoolgirl Michaela Davis is due back in court today.

Forensics experts were today examining computers taken from the home of murdered schoolgirl Michaela Davis.

The funeral of Michaela Davis, who was killed in Dublin at the weekend, is to take place on Thursday.

The parents of Michaela Davis today said it was their worst fear to "lose a child so full of life".

The principal of the school attended by murdered schoolgirl Michaela Davis said she was a "lovely child who had so much to give and to live for".

An 18-year-old man appeared in court today charged with murdering a 12-year-old girl whose body was found dumped by a canal.

A schoolgirl whose remains were found in thick undergrowth just minutes from her home may have been strangled before her body was abandoned, it emerged today.

A post mortem has taken place on the body of a 12-year-old girl after her remains were discovered by the Royal Canal in west Dublin yesterday afternoon.

A post mortem will be carried out today to establish what caused the suspicious death of a 12-year-old girl in Dublin.