Man remanded in custody after being charged with murder of woman in Portadown

A man has been charged with murdering Alesia Nazarova (Family handout/PSNI/PA)

A 25-year-old man has been remanded in custody after appearing before Lisburn Magistrates’ Court charged with the murder of a woman in Portadown.

Kornelijus Bracas, of Church Street, Portadown, appeared via videolink and was charged with the murder of 37-year-old Alesia Nazarova, who was found dead following a house fire on Church Street on Tuesday.