A man accused of the murder of an east Belfast grandmother almost two years ago is to stand trial on June 8. William Stephen Hutchinson (44), formerly of Kilroney House in Belfast’s Cregagh estate, denies killing Alice Morrow (53), who was found dead in the bedroom of her Whincroft Way flat on March 10, 2019. The case would have been heard before a jury at Downpatrick Crown Court but, because of the Covid pandemic, it will take place at Belfast Crown Court. During a review of the case by remote link on Friday, defence counsel Niall Hunt QC said a consultant neuropsychologist had agreed to take instructions in the matter.