Heartbroken family escort Karen on her sad final journey home

Parents of Karen Buckley,Marian and John, brothers Kieran and Damien arrive at Cork Airport with her remains for burial in Mourneabbey on Tuesday

Ralph Riegel

The family of tragic student Karen Buckley provided a heart-rending guard of honour as they brought her remains home to Ireland from Scotland.

The body of the occupational therapist was flown from Glasgow to Cork Airport shortly after 2.30pm yesterday, 14 days after her death.