Karen Buckley’s body to be flown home today

The body of murdered Irish student Karen Buckley is expected to be flown home today, accompanied by her family, after it was officially released by authorities in Glasgow yesterday.

Karen Buckley’s body to be flown home today

It follows the completion of a second postmortem, requested by the lawyers of 21-year-old Alexander Pacteau who is charged with the student’s murder.

Karen’s family have published a death notice announcing that Karen will lie in repose on Monday evening, April 27, at O’Connell’s Funeral Home, St James’s Avenue, Mallow, from 4pm to 8pm. Removal will be to the Church of St Michael the Archangel, Analeentha, near her home in Mourneabbey. Requiem Mass will take place on Tuesday at 2pm, with burial at St John’s Cemetery, Burnfort.

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