'This is too much': 3 men questioned

Crime

June 7, 2026

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The family of 11-year-old schoolgirl Mercedez Layne is demanding justice after she was found battered in a bushy area off Carapal Road, Erin, on Sunday.

A female relative told the Express that the family never expected to find the child dead, after she was reported missing on Saturday afternoon.

"This is too much, we need justice. This is an innocent child," she cried.

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