Gardaí arrest man, 20s, in connection with murder of Mary Ward in Belfast

Mary Ward is the fourth woman to be murdered in Northern Ireland in just six weeks

Mary Ward, 22, was found dead at her home in Melrose Street in Belfast on Tuesday, October 1. Picture: Alan Lewis/ PhotopressBelfast.co.uk via PA

Gardaí have arrested a man on suspicion of the murder of Mary Ward in Belfast.

Mary Ward, 22, was found dead at her home in Melrose St in Belfast on Tuesday, October 1. She is believed to have last been seen alive on Wednesday, September 25.