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The murder of a mother and her two children in Co Fermanagh has shaken the community “to its core”, mourners have heard.

A service of removal has taken place in Maguiresbridge for Vanessa Whyte and her children James Rutledge, 14, and Sara Rutledge, 13, ahead of their funeral in Co Clare on Saturday.

The three family members died in a shooting incident at a property in Drummeer Road in the Co Fermanagh village a week ago.

Agricultural contractor Ian Rutledge, 43, who died on Monday, is understood to be the only suspect in the shooting of his family.

Mourners gathered at St Mary’s Church in Maguiresbridge on Wednesday morning, with several dressed in bright colours following a request from the family.

Among those who attended the service were Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill, former first minister Baroness Arlene Foster and Sinn Fein MP Pat Cullen.