British police who flew to Australia to investigate the whereabouts of an Irish former priest wanted in connection with child abuse allegations confirmed today they believe he is dead.

A CORONER who told a black community it was time to ‘pay back’ efforts to accommodate them into a multicultural society by helping police catch the killers of two teenage girls was warned by Britain’s Home Secretary to be careful with his language.

The mother of one of two teenagers gunned down outside a New Year party today pleaded with the public to help catch her daughter’s killer and for rival gangs not to seek revenge for the death.

Witnesses have been reluctant to help police investigating the murders of two teenage girls killed in a storm of gunfire at a party, senior officers said today.