Fermanagh murders: Victim was ‘devoted mum to Sara and James’

On Wednesday, police said that a suspected triple murder and attempted suicide was “one line of inquiry” for detectives.

Ms Whyte was an experienced veterinary surgeon who was originally from Barefield, County Clare, in the Republic of Ireland.

At the time of her death she was employed by Stormont’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Daera).

But before taking that role, the mother-of-two spent about eight years working at Lakeland Vets in Derrygonnelly, County Fermanagh.

“Vanessa was lovely. She was just such an enthusiastic, hard-working colleague,” said its practice manager, Julie Wood.

“She was a devoted mum to Sara and James. I used to love chatting her about them.

“She was always full of what they were doing – they were doing so well in school.

“They were so sporty and yeah, she was just devoted to them. It’s just heartbreaking” Ms Wood told BBC News NI.

Both children attended Enniskillen Royal Grammar School and were members of local Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) teams and Enniskillen Cricket Club.