Lyra's grieving sister makes emotional plea for justice three months after murder

Lyra McKee.

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The family of Lyra McKee say they won't rest until her killers are brought to justice.

The 29-year-old journalist was shot dead by the New IRA in April during disturbances in Derry-Londonderry.

Exactly three months later, her grieving sister Nichola Corner has been speaking with Q Radio.

She says the family has been living a nightmare since the murder and has appealed for those responsible to hand themselves in...


Lyra's murder has had a devastating impact on the family, not least her loving mother Joan... 

Nichola says Joan is having great difficulty coping with her loss...

 

 

Lyra was honoured in May with a posthumous award for outstanding commitment and contribution to journalism.

Joan and Nichola accepted it at the Regional Press Awards ceremony in London.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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