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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Fiona Magennis

Aaron Connolly sentenced to life for murder of Cameron Reilly as victim's family say 'world collapsed' the day he died

The family of Cameron Reilly, the 18-year-old who was murdered by a teenager he had been drinking with in a field in Dunleer, County Louth four years ago, have described Cameron as “the apple of our eye” and said they were served a life sentence the day he was taken from them.

In a victim impact statement on behalf of the family, Cameron’s uncle Darren Flanagan said the four saddest words in the English language are “what might have been”.

This is something they would always question, he said, adding that although the trial may be over, it is never over for the family.

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