Karen Buckley: Some of many unanswered questions

Key questions surrounding the disappearance and death of Karen Buckley

1 What happened that prompted Karen to leave her friends in the Sanctuary nightclub on Dumbarton Road around 1am on Sunday morning ?

2 What happened to her when she left the nightclub with a 21-year-old man? Did she go back to his flat at Dorchester Avenue as he told police when he gave investigators a witness statement ?

3 What prompted police to elevate the 21-year-old man from a witness to a suspect in the case? What information did they receive or evidence did they gather to detain him on Wednesday ?

4 Where and when was Karen Buckley killed? Police have recovered a knife from the Forth and Clyde Canal and a post-mortem has been carried out but police have not said how Karen died ?

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5 If Karen was killed early on Sunday morning, what did her killer do with her body between then and Monday morning when a car was seen acting suspiciously near High Craigton Farm?

Barry Roche

Barry Roche

Barry Roche is Southern Correspondent of The Irish Times