Man accused of murdering young Belfast mother Mary Ward further remanded in custody

Legal aid was granted, and his solicitor said a bail application would be made as soon as possible

The Police Service of Northern Ireland started a murder probe after the lifeless body of Mary Ward was found on October 1 in her home on Melrose Street in south Belfast. Photo: PSNI/PA

A man charged with murdering mother of one Mary Ward in her Belfast home last month has been further remanded in custody in Dublin pending the preparation of a book of evidence.

Ahmed Abdirahman, 31, faced his second hearing when he appeared via video link at Cloverhill District Court on Friday.