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19/10/2007
Man remanded On Galway Murder
A 27-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a Swiss teenager in Galway.
Gerald Barry, from Rosán Glas in Rahoon, Galway, appeared at Galway District Court charged with the murder of 17-year-old Manuela Riedo on October 8.
He was remanded in custody to Castlerea Prison in Co Roscommon until next Friday when he is due to appear before Harristown District Court. He was granted free legal aid.
Two other men and a woman who were arrested in connection with the case have all been released without charge while a file is prepared for the Director of Public Prosecution.
Miss Riedo's body was found on waste ground close to the railway line at Lough Atalia on Tuesday last week. She had been strangled.
Miss Riedo had only arrived in Galway three days before to take part in an intensive two-week English course.
Her funeral is taking place in her home village near Berne in Switzerland today.
(KMcA)
Gerald Barry, from Rosán Glas in Rahoon, Galway, appeared at Galway District Court charged with the murder of 17-year-old Manuela Riedo on October 8.
He was remanded in custody to Castlerea Prison in Co Roscommon until next Friday when he is due to appear before Harristown District Court. He was granted free legal aid.
Two other men and a woman who were arrested in connection with the case have all been released without charge while a file is prepared for the Director of Public Prosecution.
Miss Riedo's body was found on waste ground close to the railway line at Lough Atalia on Tuesday last week. She had been strangled.
Miss Riedo had only arrived in Galway three days before to take part in an intensive two-week English course.
Her funeral is taking place in her home village near Berne in Switzerland today.
(KMcA)
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