Magherafelt: man charged with murder of 57-year-old woman

A man was due to appear in court today (Wednesday) - charged with the murder of a woman in Magherafelt.

The body of 57-year-old Sophie Watson was found at a house in the Ashgrove Park area of the town on Sunday afternoon.

The 43-year-old man was expected to appear at Londonderry Magistrates Court later today.

In a statement, the PSNI said: "Detectives continue to conduct a number of enquiries into this incident and would ask anyone with any information, or who may be able to help with the investigation, to call 101 quoting reference number 688 18/08/24 or submit a report online using the non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/.

"You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/. "