A man has been remanded in custody charged with the murder of a woman found dead at her home in Co Derry.
Sophie Watson, 57, was found unresponsive at the property in Ashgrove Park in Magherafelt on Sunday afternoon.
She had suffered a number of stab wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Andrzej Pajaczkowski, 43, also of Ashgrove Park in Magherafelt, appeared before a district judge on Wednesday morning via video-link from the Serious Custody Suite at Musgrave PSNI station in Belfast.
Bearded and wearing a grey custody tracksuit, he spoke briefly at the outset of the short hearing to confirm his name, date of birth, address and that he understood the charge against him.
Magherafelt Magistrates’ Court, sitting in Derry courthouse, heard that the accused, who was assisted during the hearing by a Polish interpreter, had lived in Northern Ireland for the last 20 years.
A detective constable…
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