Man dies after triple murder of mother and teenage children in family home

A man has become the fourth person to die after a family were shot dead in their home in Northern Ireland.

Ian Rutledge, 43, died in hospital following a triple murder in Maguiresbridge last Wednesday morning.

Vanessa Whyte, 45, a vet originally from Co Clare, her son James, 14, and daughter Sara, 13, died earlier following the same incident.

A murder investigation was launched last week.

On Monday night, the Police Service of Northern Ireland said Mr Rutledge had been in hospital in a serious condition, and died that evening.

‘Detectives have reiterated their appeal for anyone with information, no matter how insignificant it may seem, to come forward,’ the police spokesperson said.