Murder trial delayed after dentist's statement

The trial of a woman accused of the murders 20 years ago of her husband and her ex-lover’s wife has been delayed after it emerged her co-accused made a lengthy statement to police.

Antrim Crown Court in Coleraine heard today that Hazel Stewart’s defence lawyers need time to consider the statement made by dentist Colin Howell, who has already been sentenced to life imprisonment for the two murders.