Pet dog examined in search for murder clues

Samples taken from the pet dog of a young murder victim may give clues to help identity her killer, it has emerged.

An examination of a terrier by members of the Garda Technical Bureau may provide DNA evidence in the double murder in Killorglin, Co Kerry.

The stabbed bodies of eight-year-old Enrika, who owned the dog, and her mother, Jolanta Lubiene, 27, originally from Lithuania, were discovered in their rented home in the Langford Downs housing estate, Killorglin, Co Kerry, on Sunday, Jun 16.