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22/11/2018
Murder Suspect Extradited To NI
A man has been remanded in custody after being extradited over the murder of a mother-of-three in west Belfast.
Jennifer Dornan, 30, was found stabbed inside her burning home in the Lagmore area of the city in August 2015.
Raymond O'Neill, 40, was arrested by gardaí (Irish police) in Dublin 2016 on a European Arrest Warrant.
He appeared before Belfast Magistrates' Court on Wednesday 21 November and will now face charges of murder and arson endangering life.
Mr O'Neill will also be separately charged with the rape of another woman in 2003.
His application for bail was denied and he will appear again in court on 04 December.
(JG/MH)
Jennifer Dornan, 30, was found stabbed inside her burning home in the Lagmore area of the city in August 2015.
Raymond O'Neill, 40, was arrested by gardaí (Irish police) in Dublin 2016 on a European Arrest Warrant.
He appeared before Belfast Magistrates' Court on Wednesday 21 November and will now face charges of murder and arson endangering life.
Mr O'Neill will also be separately charged with the rape of another woman in 2003.
His application for bail was denied and he will appear again in court on 04 December.
(JG/MH)
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