Murder accused admits he killed pregnant woman

The trial of a man accused of murdering a pregnant woman has heard that he admits killing the woman.

Jean Teresa Quigley was pregnant with Stephen Cahoon’s child at the time of the alleged murder, the prosecution told the jury at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin yesterday.

Mr Cahoon, aged 42, of Harvey St, Derry, has pleaded not guilty to murdering Mr Quigley, 30, at Cornshell fields, Derry, on July 26, 2008.