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23/01/2017
Man Charged Over Murder Of Anita Downey
A 51-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Anita Downey in Lurgan, Co Armagh.
Ms Downey, 51, was found dead at a house in the early hours of Friday morning, 20 January.
The man is to appear before Lisburn Magistrates Court today, 23 January.
Detective Inspector David McGrory said: "Our enquiries into the murder of Anita are continuing and I would like to take this opportunity to ask the public for their assistance in locating a missing mobile phone which I believe has been missing somewhere in the Lurgan area since around 9pm on the evening of Thursday 19 January. I would ask anyone finding a phone anywhere in the Lurgan area to contact detectives at the incident room in Mahon Road station on 101."
(CD/LM)
Ms Downey, 51, was found dead at a house in the early hours of Friday morning, 20 January.
The man is to appear before Lisburn Magistrates Court today, 23 January.
Detective Inspector David McGrory said: "Our enquiries into the murder of Anita are continuing and I would like to take this opportunity to ask the public for their assistance in locating a missing mobile phone which I believe has been missing somewhere in the Lurgan area since around 9pm on the evening of Thursday 19 January. I would ask anyone finding a phone anywhere in the Lurgan area to contact detectives at the incident room in Mahon Road station on 101."
(CD/LM)
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