Tragic youngsters will be laid to rest in same grave

THE tiny white coffins containing the remains of four-year-old Michaela Grace and her three year-old sister, Abbi, will be placed side by side in the same grave at around noon today in a cemetery a mile from their home.

Their final resting place to the front of St Alphonsus’ Church, Barntown, Co Wexford, will be at arm’s length from their doting mother, Sharon, whose remains will be lowered into the adjoining plot.

The heart-broken community of Barntown gathers this morning at 11am to pay their final respects to the grieving family. Many gathered yesterday for a 10am Mass of the Angels for the distraught family.