24/10/2017

Additional Time Granted To Question Man Over Murder Of Anne O'Neill

Police have been granted additional time to question a 27-year-old man over the murder of Anne O'Neill in Finaghy.

A 23-year-old man who was arrested has been released on police bail.

The 51-year-old victim sustained injuries and she died in the back garden of the property in the Ardmore Avenue area on Saturday, 21 October.

Sinn Féin MLA Máirtín Ó Muilleoir said: "I have spoken with residents of Ardmore who were woken by a woman's screams around 7am.

"There is real shock and distress in the area at the news of this murder. I would appeal to anyone who can help bring the perpetrator or perpetrators to book to work closely with the PSNI."

(CD/JP)

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