AS arrangements to repatriate the bodies of two Northern Ireland women murdered while on holiday in Turkey were being finalised, the age of the chief suspect was called into question.

Uncertainty over the exact age of the chief suspect in the murder of two Irish women in Turkey could have major implications on a potential punishment, it has emerged.

Arrangements were being made today for the bodies of two best friends stabbed to death in Turkey to be brought home.

The former partner of a woman stabbed to death with her best friend in Turkey has arrived in the country to begin making arrangements to have their bodies brought home.