Missing Student Timeline

Published 16th Apr 2015

Here is a timeline of events surrounding the disappearance of Karen Buckley: :: Saturday April 11 11.45pm: Miss Buckley and her friends arrive at the Sanctuary nightclub in Dumbarton Road, Glasgow. :: Sunday April 12 1am: She tells friends she is going to the toilet but does not return. She is seen on CCTV outside the club talking to a man and then walking west along Dumbarton Road towards Church Street. 5am: The student's flatmates raise the alarm when she fails to return home. :: Monday April 13 Police appeal for information to trace the man spotted in the CCTV images with the student. :: Tuesday April 14 Miss Buckley's handbag is discovered in Dawsholm Park, near Dorchester Avenue in the Kelvindale area of Glasgow early in the afternoon. Police hold a press conference during which Miss Buckley's parents say they are ''desperate'' for her to come home safely. Officers say they have traced the man spotted in the CCTV footage and he is helping them with their inquiries. :: Wednesday April 15 Search teams and forensic experts scour the area around Dawsholm Park and a flat in Dorchester Avenue. 6.30pm: Police say a 21-year-old-man has been detained in connection with Miss Buckley's disappearance. :: Thursday April 16 1.10am: Police say they have recovered human remains on a farm on the outskirts of Glasgow, which they believe may be those of Miss Buckley. 4am: The force states that a 21-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of the student. 4.15pm: Police confirm the remains are those of Miss Buckley.