Ms Gowing's boss, Esmor Evans, of Evans Veterinary Practice in Mold, said she was a "very dear and gentle person".

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The congregation that packed St Flannan's Church included Ms Gowing's devastated parents, her friends, her colleagues from the veterinary practice in Mold where she worked and officers from North Wales Police.

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Miss Gowing, who is originally from Kinnity, near Birr, in County Offaly in the Republic of Ireland, was seen leaving Evans Veterinary Practice in Clayton Road, Mold, where she works at approximately 19:00 BST on Friday 12 October.

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Vet-VIPPS stands for Veterinary-Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites, a program run by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.

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