The body of Ms Ward, 22, was found by police at her home in Melrose Street on 1 October.
A 26-year-old man has been arrested in Dublin on suspicion of the murder of 22-year-old Mary Ward in south Belfast.The Police Service of Northern Ireland has since started a murder investigation.
An Garda Síochána said it would continue to work closely with police in Northern Ireland.Ms Ward died from a number of wounds to her neck, BBC News NI understands. The Police Ombudsman's Office said the focus of its investigation would be on the police response to a report of violence in the weeks leading up to her death.Head of public protection branch, Det Ch Supt Fisher, has said Ms Ward was the fourth woman to be killed in Northern Ireland in the last six weeks.
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