The very worst kind of killings

THE killing of a child always sends a shiver down the spine but the death of a child at the hands of a parent is seen by many as the worst kind of killing.

Such deaths are not unusual, however.

August, 2001: Deirdre Crowley, six, was abducted by her father Christopher and had been in hiding for almost two years. When gardaí found them in Clonmel, Co Tipperary, Mr Crowley shot his daughter before turning the gun on himself.