Shooting in Turkey
The body of a North Yorkshire woman who was shot dead in Turkey has been returned to the UK. Her 24-year-old son and 87-year-old mother were also injured by a gunman.
The body of a North Yorkshire woman who was shot dead in Turkey has been returned to the UK. Her 24-year-old son and 87-year-old mother were also injured by a gunman.
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.
"I would personally like to thank the local community for their amazing donations of food, toiletries and clothing. "
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