Murder of mother and children has shaken community to its core, service told

The coffins of murder victims Vanessa Whyte and her children Sara and James Rutledge are carried from St Mary’s Church in Maguiresbridge, Co Fermanagh, following a service of removal (Liam McBurney/PA)

The murder of a mother and her two children in Co Fermanagh has shaken the community “to its core”, mourners have heard.

A service of removal has taken place in Maguiresbridge for Vanessa Whyte and her children James Rutledge, 14, and Sara Rutledge, 13, ahead of their funeral in Co Clare on Saturday.