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Murdered Dublin child knew her killer

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CATHY HAYES,
IrishCentral.com Staff Writer
Published Wednesday, September 1, 2010, 7:39 AM
Updated Wednesday, September 1, 2010, 10:27 AM

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Michaela Davis
Michaela Davis


It has been revealed that 12-year-old, Michaela Davis, knew the 18-year-old who has been charged with her murder.

Michaela spent time with Jonathan Byrne and even visited his home. Byrne worked in a shop and knew the young girl who only started secondary school last week. The pair lived just 15-minutes away from each other and spent time in each other's home.

Yesterday Michael's family brought her body home where it will stay until the funeral on Thursday. They said that they are living every parent's "worst fear".

Her family issued a statement which told of the "needless loss" the family had experienced. How Michaela was "full of life" and how close a she was to her parents Deirdre and Brendan and her brother Brendan. The statement read "They were always there for one another."

“This situation is not and never will be about the crime or the perpetrator – it’s about Michaela and the realisation of a parent’s worst fear to lose a child so full of life.

“Michaela had started her first day of secondary school on Thursday last. She was given her first homework which was due to be handed in tomorrow, never to be answered.”

A relative of Michaela's father issued the statement on the families behalf.

It continued "All Michaela’s friends are heartbroken at the moment and cannot get their heads around this tragedy, no more than the rest of the extended family and friends.

“This is a heart-wrenching situation,” it said, “the needless loss of a young child, the awful tragedy of a girl barely beginning life.”

Michaela had attended St Mochta's National School, in Porterstown. Principal Terry Allen released a statement extending her deepest sympathy to the family.

It read "Michaela Davis was a pupil in sixth class in our school. She had just completed her primary education and had only last week just started her secondary education in her new school,” principal Terry Allen said in a statement.

"She was a lovely child who had so much to give and to live for. The thoughts and prayers of our whole school community at this very sad and upsetting time are with Michaela’s family, to whom we extend our deepest sympathy on their tragic loss.”

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maloney | Sep 02, 2010, 07:32 PM EDT
Pretty good case for the use of capital punishment

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Cherball | Sep 02, 2010, 05:48 PM EDT
" All has been delivered to Me by My Father, and no one knows who the Son is, except the Father, and who the Father is, except the Son, and he to whom the Son wishes to reveal Him." Lk: 10:22

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Felicia | Sep 02, 2010, 03:23 AM EDT
My deepest sympathy for the loss of your precious daughter and sister. You are in my prayers

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MATEOMIGUEL | Sep 01, 2010, 07:54 PM EDT
...meow...(...my sincerest condolences to her family for this terrible loss...)

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janetelayne | Sep 01, 2010, 07:38 PM EDT
My six year old daughter already thinks I am too protective of her but I will not back down! Twelve year old girls have no business spending time alone with an 18 year old boy. Wake up parents! If you don't keep your children safe, who will?

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feliciamaisey | Sep 01, 2010, 05:31 PM EDT
Yesterday Michael's family brought her body home where it will stay until the funeral on Thursday. This is horrendous enough without the insult of editors not catching the writer's mistake in her name.

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Irishphotograph | Sep 01, 2010, 12:16 PM EDT
What was an 18yr boy hanging with a 12yr girl at her home? the parents and people like these parents who allow their 12yr child to come and go as they please at 12am. Need to wake up! This country has its own problem besides adults behaving like children.

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Bridgetftmyers | Sep 01, 2010, 11:17 AM EDT
May God hold you in the Palm of his hands . R I P

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mkjudge | Sep 01, 2010, 11:14 AM EDT
So sorry for Michaela's family, they will be in my thoughts and prayers.

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Searlit | Sep 01, 2010, 10:14 AM EDT
My condolences to this family who have lost their beloved daughter.

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bronxjames | Sep 01, 2010, 10:13 AM EDT
I hate reading things like this. What I can't figure out is why would the parents of a 12 year old girl allow her to be with an 18 year old boy and vice versa. Did I miss something?

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