Thousands line streets for slain teenager’s removal

MORE than 500 family friends and work colleagues gathered together in silent mourning last night to escort the body of murdered teenager Sheola Keaney to Cobh Cathedral ahead of her burial this afternoon.

The significant garda presence, drafted in to ensure the 19-year-old’s removal had a clear path from Cobh Hospital Mortuary to the cathedral, was hardly needed.

The town had ground to a virtual standstill as thousands wanted to line the streets to show support for Sheola’s grieving parents, Carol and Peter.