The parents of Karen Buckley, along with her extended family attended mass at Analeentha, Co Cork yesterday evening to remember the one year anniversary of her death.
Friends, family and neighbours came together to recall the 24-year-old nurse who was murdered by Alexander Pacteau in Glasgow after a night out.
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Around 200 parishioners attended the church mass, where Ms Buckley made her Holy Communion and Confirmation as well as where her requiem mass was held.
Fr Joe O’Keeffe described Karen as a “gentle soul” who touched the lives of everyone she met.
He went on to say that remembering Karen brought her into the present and he also called on those present to pray for her parents, John and Marian and “all those who mourn Karen”.
“It was a horrific and callous murder. Our Lord Jesus Christ passed from death to life. We are confident that our sister Karen who believed in Christ has done the same. In this hope we pray.”
