Man charged with murder of Mary Ward

A 26-year-old antheral has been charged successful in narration to the execution of Mary Ward.

He is expected to look earlier the Criminal Courts of Justice successful Dublin astatine 10.30am this morning.

Ms Ward, 22, was recovered dormant successful her location astatine Melrose Street connected 1 October with wounds to her neck.

Her assemblage was recovered by constabulary officers who went to her location – but it is believed she was killed connected September 25.

The PSNI had been interaction with her connected a fig of occasions successful the weeks beforehand.

This began connected September 4 erstwhile she made a ailment to the constabulary astir being the unfortunate of violence.

The past interaction it had with the mother-of-one was connected September 25.

Officers said pursuing a reappraisal of its erstwhile engagements with Ms Ward the lawsuit had been referred to the Police Ombudsman.

Details of the execution probe were not released until conscionable earlier midnight connected Monday.

Police judge Ms Ward was past seen live connected 25 September.

An Garda Síochána (Irish police) person taken complaint of the case.

In a connection the PSNI said: "The associated probe into the decease of Mary Ward volition present beryllium led by An Garda Síochána with continued enactment from the PSNI."

Under Ireland's Criminal Law (Jurisdiction) Act 1976, a fishy tin beryllium charged and tried for offences allegedly committed successful Northern Ireland.