A 26-year-old man has been remanded in continuing custody charged with the murders of a young mother and her eight-year-old daughter in Co Kerry.

Sentences must be seen to fit a crime, both for a victim’s family and society, writes John O’Keeffe

Little Enrika’s classmates and teachers at Scoil Mhuire in Killorglin were yesterday trying to come to terms with the tragic news of her death.