Murder Victim's Family Return From Turkey

[Scunner]

How a 15 year old girl will ever make sense of life after this is beyond me entirely. Irish Times reports that the victim's families have arrived back to Belfast Airport:

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0823/1224302863167.html

[Toky]

So sad 2 people have lost their life, but what the hell was the mother doing coluding with the daughter's relationship??? She was only 15 and seemingly had met him the previous year, making her 14!

[screamlead]

I read 2 years - 13!!

[Toky]

I think you're right. Makes it even worse then eh?
 

[peecee]

Perhaps, as a parent, she may have thought that it was a crush and would fizzle out as these things do.  She obviously was trying to do the right thing in the end, to her cost.
Very sad story.

[cinders]

I have seen a picture of the man/boy who committed these crimes and he certainly looked much older than 17yrs. C

[Scunner]

Yes, the penalties if he is older than 17 are potentially far more severe. As for thinking it was a crush that would fizzle out, all living/staying in the same apartment (as reported) wouldn't have helped in the hope for an early split.

[GordonA]

It does seem that there is a bit of confusion with regard as to whether he is sentenced as a juvenile or an adult, as there is some difficulty in ascertaining his "TRUE" age. A case of claiming to be younger, in order to escape the full weight of the law, perhaps??

[cinders]

Has anyone else seen his photograph if so what would be your opinion of his 'age'   C

[Scunner]

Murder accused claims self defence: http://www.independent.ie/national-news/turkey-murder-accused-claims-he-killed-friends-lsquoin-selfdefencersquo-2856122.html