Furlong suspect to face full murder trial

The parents of an Irish student found dead in Tokyo have welcomed a Japanese court decision to proceed with full murder trial against the main suspect.

Dublin City University exchange student Nicola Furlong, aged 21, from Curracloe, Co Wexford, was found dead in an up-market hotel in central Tokyo early on May 24 after going to a concert by hip-hop star Nicki Minaj.

She was at the concert with a friend where they met two men and the four ended up in a hotel together.