Prime Minister Theresa May will attend the ‘cross-community’ funeral of murdered journalist Lyra McKee today in Belfast.
MPs from across the political divide will join forces to pay tribute to the young journalist, who was killed by indiscriminate gunfire on a night of orchestrated violence. Members of the National Union of Journalists will form a guard of honour while those attending have been asked to wear Harry Potter and Marvel Comic merchandise.Her mother Joan, brothers Gary and David, and sisters Joan Hunter, Nichola Corner and Mary Crossan said: ‘On Thursday 18th April our beautiful Lyra was taken from us.
The McKee family added: ‘She was a smart, strong-minded woman who believed passionately in inclusivity, justice and truth.
1rorycowan so so sad 😞 a beautiful young lady took away too soon
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