Murdered Belfast woman had reported violent crime to PSNI weeks before death

Mary Ward was was found dead by at her home in Melrose Street, Belfast

Mary Ward (PSNI/PA)

A woman who was found dead in Belfast had reported to police in recent weeks that she had been the victim of a violent crime, the Police Ombudsman has said.

Officers launched a murder investigation into the killing of 22-year-old Mary Ward last Tuesday.