06/01/2005

Bangor man charged with murder remanded in custody

A 36-year-old man has been remanded in custody charged with the murder of a woman in Co Down on Monday.

David Jones, 36, of Lismore Avenue in Bangor appeared before Downpatrick Magistrates Court on Thursday charged with killing Pauline McConnell, 41, whose body was found in a ground floor flat at Lismore Avenue on the Whitehill estate in Bangor.

Police have confirmed that the cause of death was a stab wound to the chest.

A police officer told the court on Thursday that the defendant made no reply when charged, however the officer said he believed he could connect the accused to the charge.

Mr Jones was remanded in custody to appear via video link in Newtownards on 14 January.

(MB/SP)

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