Memorial stone unveiled for murdered German tourist near Ballycastle

A memorial stone has been unveiled outside Ballycastle for a German teenager murdered thirty years ago.

Inga Maria Hauser was on a back packing trip to Northern Ireland when she vanished in April 1988.

(Singer Keely Moss performs during the unveiling of the Inga Maria Hauser memorial stone)

A detective hunting her killers says he only needs fractional pieces of evidence to bring the chief suspects to justice.

(Some of those who attended the unveiling of a memorial stone to Inga Maria Hauser)

The Munich teenager had travelled by ferry from Scotland to Northern Ireland.

The 18-year-old's body was discovered two weeks later - on April 20 1988 - in a remote part of Ballypatrick Forest on the outskirts of Ballycastle, Co Antrim.

No one has ever been convicted of her killing.

Today's ceremony was led by MLA John Dallat...

For the last two years Dublin singer and blogger Keeley Moss has been running a website dedicated to Inga Maria's memory.

Also taking part in today's ceremony was poet Clare McCotter who read aloud a piece dedicated to the backpacker.

For Inga's family the memorial stone will be a permanent reminder of a loving daughter and sister.

For the local community it will also be a permanent reminder of a brutal, senseless murder for which no one,so far, has been convicted.

(Poet Clare McCotter reads a poem at the unveiling of the Inga Maria Hauser memorial stone)