Murdered teen’s remains to be returned home

PREPARATIONS are being made for the return of the remains of murdered Swiss language student Manuela Riedo to her home country.

Coroner Dr Ciaran MacLoughlin confirmed yesterday evening that postmortem forensics examinations had concluded. “Our work is finished and the family are now free to make their own private arrangements to repatriate the body,” he said.

The 17-year-old’s parents, Hans and Arlette, have been too distressed to travel to Ireland from their home in Hinterkappelen on the outskirts of Bern but officials from the Swiss Embassy have offered to accompany their daughter’s remains on the journey back to Switzerland.