Sligo murder victim 'fragile', trial hears

The jury in the trial of a man accused of murdering a 14-year-old girl in Sligo has heard her described by a social worker as very vulnerable and fragile.

Catherine Devaney told the Central Criminal Court that Melissa Mahon was a small girl of slight build and unkempt appearance. She said she last saw the child walking alone along a road on the day she went missing. She said when Melissa’s name was called out she ran away.