Two men, Glenn King and Kevin McGuigan Jnr, appeared in court charged with the murder of children's nurse Karen Cummings. Ms. Cummings was found unconscious with a serious head injury in Banbridge, County Down, and died at the scene. Mr. McGuigan also faces charges related to possession and handling a shotgun.
Glenn King, 32, of no fixed address in Lurgan and 42-year-old Kevin McGuigan Jnr of Annacloy Park in Hillsborough, appeared at Newry Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
Ms Cummings was found unconscious with a serious head injury in Laurel Heights in Banbridge, County Down, on Saturday evening. She died at the scene. Mr McGuigan has also been charged with possession of a double-barrelled shotgun and ammunition and handling the allegedly stolen shotgun on dates between 21 January and 14 December this year.Mr King was arrested on Sunday, while Mr McGuigan was arrested on Saturday at the property where Ms Cummings was found.They spoke only to confirm their names, dates of birth and that they understood the charges against them.Solicitors for both accused confirmed they were not lodging applications for bail.
Police have described the death of a mother of two in County Down as a "brutal and senseless murder".
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