Confusion over age of Turkey stabbing suspect

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.

Prosecutors are not convinced that Recep Cetin is 17, as first thought. If he is 18 or older, he would be treated as an adult, rather than a juvenile, should he be charged with killing Co Down friends Elizabeth Graham and Kathy Dinsmore.

Cetin, who was the boyfriend of Ms Graham’s 15-year-old daughter Shannon and known to the family as Alex, could potentially face a much stiffer sentence if found guilty.