Funeral due for Co Down mother, daughter

The funeral is to take place today of a mother and daughter whose bodies were found at a house in Carryduff, Co Down just outside…

The funeral is to take place today of a mother and daughter whose bodies were found at a house in Carryduff, Co Down just outside Belfast this week.

The bodies of Madeleine O'Neill and her daughter, Lauren, were found in an upstairs room by a friend at their bungalow in Manse Park in Carryduff late on Tuesday.

Postmortems have been carried out, but the results have not yet been made public.

Police at Castlereagh in east Belfast said they are not looking to speak to anyone else in connection with the tragedy.

Father Colm O'Doherty said: "A mother and daughter dying in such tragic circumstances touches everyone's heart. We just pray for them today and for all who are saddened by what has happened."

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