A 46-year-old man accused of murdering his wife told police he did not mean to kill her, a court heard today.

A 46-year-old man was appearing in court today accused of the murder of a childminder shot dead at a Georgian mansion in Co Antrim.

A 46-year-old man was charged with murder tonight after a childminder was shot dead at a Georgian mansion in Co Antrim.

Police were today continuing to question a man about the murder of a childminder at a Georgian mansion in Co Antrim.

A MILLIONAIRE’S childminder was shot dead at his Georgian mansion yesterday. Mother-of-two Catrina Baird, 40, was gunned down in the courtyard of the house near Ballymena, Co Antrim.