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Hundreds attend prayer service for Maguiresbridge murder victims

Jul 28, 2025 08:51
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Hundreds attend prayer service for Maguiresbridge murder victims

45 year old Vanessa was originally from Barefield in Clare - it's understood the funeral will be held there later this week.

Hundreds of people have attended a prayer service in Co Clare for the mother and two teenagers shot dead in Co Fermanagh.

Vanessa Whyte and her children, James and Sara Rutledge, were killed last Wednesday at their home in Maguiresbridge - in a suspected triple murder-attempted suicide.

A man remains in hospital.

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45 year old Vanessa was originally from Barefield in Clare - it's understood the funeral will be held there later this week.

A large crowd also gathered on Friday night for a vigil on the school grounds of Maguiresbridge Primary School, were both James and Sara Rutledge previously attended.

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