Police can now confirm that the body discovered by officers at a farm in the north of Glasgow on Wednesday 15 April 2015 is that of Karen Buckley. Her family have been made aware.
A 21 year old man has been arrested in connection with Karen’s death, a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal and it is anticipated that he will appear at court tomorrow.
Detective Superintendent Jim Kerr, the officer leading the inquiry, said today:
"We cannot begin to imagine the pain and suffering of Karen’s family and friends and all our thoughts are with them at this very sad time.
"We would like publicly to thank everyone for their support to the investigation. This case has attracted a significant amount of public interest here in Scotland and in Ireland, and the response and support from the community in Glasgow and beyond has been very, very helpful. We are extremely grateful to everyone including the news media, for their immense support throughout.”
The family of Karen Buckley have released a statement:
“Marian and I, together with our sons Brendan, Kieran and Damian, are absolutely heartbroken. Karen was our only daughter, cherished by our family and loved by her friends. She was an outgoing girl, who travelled the world where she met lots of people and thoroughly enjoyed her life. We will miss her terribly.
“We would be very grateful if we could be left alone now to grieve with our family and friends.”
