Prayer service held for mother and two children killed in shooting incident

Vanessa Whyte, 45, a vet originally from Co Clare, her son James, 14, and daughter Sara, 13, were killed in a suspected triple murder and attempted suicide on Wednesday morning

People sign a book of condolences during a prayer service at the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Picture: PA

A prayer service held for a mother and two children killed in a shooting incident in Co Fermanagh has been told that “we cannot rationalise what should never have taken place”.

Vanessa Whyte, 45, a vet originally from Co Clare, her son James, 14, and daughter Sara, 13, were killed in a suspected triple murder and attempted suicide at a house in Maguiresbridge on Wednesday morning.