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Man Due In Court Over Death Of Karen Buckley

Man Due In Court Over Death Of Karen Buckley

A 21-year-old man is due in court later in connection with the death of Irish student Karen Buckley.

Following a massive police search, officers confirmed a body found on a farm on the outskirts of Glasgow was that of the 24-year-old from Cork.

Specialist police divers, a helicopter crew and search dogs were involved in the operation

Ms Buckley was reported missing on Sunday morning when she failed to return home from the night out at The Sanctuary in the west end of Glasgow.

CCTV shows her leaving the club.

Her handbag was found on Tuesday in the city's Dawsholm Park, but on Wednesday the search shifted north of the city.

Her family, who travelled to Scotland on Tuesday, have said they are "absolutely heartbroken".

Ms Buckley began an occupational therapy degree at Glasgow Caledonian University in February and was previously a nurse at the Princess Alexandra hospital in Harlow, Essex.

A candle and photograph of Ms Buckley have been left at the reception to the health sciences building where she studied at the University of Limerick.

A fundraising page set up by Ms Buckley's former classmates to cover her family's expenses after they travelled to help with the search has raised more than £47,000.