Karen Buckley’s killer drops appeal against 23 year sentence
Alexander Pacteau had planned to appeal the length of his jail sentence.
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Alexander Pacteau had planned to appeal the length of his jail sentence.
A new documentary tells the story behind the case of the Cork woman who was murdered in April.
Alexander Pacteau was sentenced to 23 years for the murder of Irish nurse Karen Buckley
Alexander Pacteau was sentenced to 23 years in prison for killing the young Irish woman.
Her parents said: “Today’s life sentence will not bring our beautiful Karen back.”
Sky News will show the hearing.
The woman claimed he attacked her in a laneway four years ago.
Alexander Pacteau pleaded guilty to killing young Irish woman Karen Buckley yesterday.
Karen’s father John gave an emotional statement outside court this afternoon.
The Buckley family released this image of their daughter’s bedroom, filled with letters from well wishers after her death.
The 21-year-old man will appear before the High Court.
The young woman, aged between 18 and 25, was captured in CCTV footage close to the Sanctuary nightclub in Glasgow on the morning of 12 April.
A traffic management plan is in place in Mallow for the removal.
The hearing will again be held in private.