A 28-year-old man, arrested on Monday, is being questioned over the murder of Montserrat Martorell.
The body of Montserrat Martorell was discovered in a flat in Harvey Street at about 04:15 BST on Saturday
The suspect was arrested on Monday and the police now have until 06:00 BST on Thursday to charge or release him. The Spanish woman, who had been living in Derry, sustained multiple injuries in what the police described as a "horrific and sustained attack". In a closed court hearing at Londonderry Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, the police were granted an additional 18 hours to question the man.
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