Inquests into death of Co Fermanagh woman and ex-partner to be held separately

Ms Leonard, 51, was killed at her home in Maguiresbridge, Co Fermanagh, in May 2017.

Concepta Leonard was killed at her home in 2017 in Fermanagh (Family handout/PA)

An inquest into the death of a Co Fermanagh woman will not be held simultaneously with that of the ex-partner who is believed to have killed her, a coroner has stressed.

Coroner Anne-Louise Toal made the remarks at a preliminary hearing into the deaths of Concepta Leonard and Peadar Phair after being told that Ms Leonard’s family were distressed at the prospect of the two inquests would take place together.