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image captionGortnessy Meadows where an incident is alleged to have occurred in August 2020.
A man has appeared in court charged with murdering a 21-year-old woman who police initially thought had taken her own life.
Jonathan James Cresswell, 33, of Briar Hill Gardens, Greysteel, is accused of the murder of Katie Simpson following an incident in Gortnessy Meadows, Lettershandoney, on 3 August 2020.
The defendant appeared before Dungannon Magistrates Court via video link on Saturday.
He was remanded in custody.
The court heard Mr Cresswell called an ambulance to the house and said he had found Ms Simpson attempting to take her own life.
Londonderry: Murder-attempt accused lunged at police with knife
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A 36-year-old woman charged with attempting to murder a police officer has been released on bail.
Maria Doherty, of Clon Elagh, Londonderry, is also charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm on another man.
Both charges relate to a domestic incident in the Clon Elagh area on Saturday.
Londonderry Magistrate s Court heard police had to draw a firearm and use a baton to disarm the suspect of a knife.
The court heard officers were called to reports of a domestic stabbing at a house in Clon Elagh at around 16:10 GMT after receiving reports of a woman, covered in blood, standing outside the property.