Yorkshire family shot in Turkey

A North Yorkshire village has expressed its shock after three members of the same family were shot in Turkey.

Anne Bury, 56, from Swainby, was shot and killed while her son Alex, 24, and mother Cecilia, 87, were taken to hospital after the incident in Dalyan on Saturday.

Prayers were said today at the Church of the Holy Cross, in Swainby where the family have lived for 12 years.

The son of a North Yorkshire woman who was shot and killed in Turkey has said he tried to reason with the gunman during the attack.

Anne Bury, 56, from Swainby, was killed while Alex Bury, 24, and his grandmother Cecila, 87, were both hospitalised after the incident in the fishing village of Dalyan.

The former employer of Alex Bury, the son of Catherine Bury, who was killed during a shooting in Turkey has released a statement.

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Three generations of a North Yorkshire family have been shot while on holiday in Turkey - leaving one dead and two fighting for their lives.

The Bury family, from Northallerton, had been celebrating a birthday party at their villa when their gardener reportedly opened fire with a pump-action shotgun.

A man is due to appear in court after giving himself up following the shooting of three generations of a Northallerton family in Turkey. The 46-year-old gardener, known only as V.A. had reportedly argued with mother Catherine Bury, 56, on Friday.

She fled the gunman and locked herself in the bathroom but he shot through the door and shot her four times with a shotgun.Catherine's mother, 87-year-old Cecille and son, 24-year-old Alex, were also shot and are now fighting for their lives.

Three generations of a British family have been shot while on holiday in Turkey - leaving one dead and two fighting for their lives in hospital.

The Bury family, from Swainby near Northallerton, had been celebrating a birthday party at their luxury villa on Sunday when their gardener allegedly opened fire with a pump-action shotgun.

It happened in the fishing village of Dalyan set on the Dalyan Channel between an inland lake and the Mediterranean Sea. It is a very popular trip for British tourists from nearby Fethiye and Marmaris.