Karen Buckley murder: Man admits killing Irish student

A man has admitted murdering Irish student Karen Buckley, whose body was found on a farm four days after she went missing from a Glasgow nightclub.

Alexander Pacteau admitted repeatedly hitting Ms Buckley with a spanner and strangling her in his car in April.

He then hid the body of the 24-year-old, from Cork, in a barrel.

Sarah Smith looks at the background to the case.

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