Case involving Derry man accused of woman's murder adjourned
Ciaran Murray (29) of Gortfoyle Place in Derry is charged with the murder of Montserrat Elias on August 24 last year
Derry Magistrates' Court heard today that it was hoped to fix a date for a Preliminary Enquiry in the case of a man charged with the murder of a woman in the city.
Ciaran Murray (29) of Gortfoyle Place in Derry is charged with the murder of Montserrat Elias on August 24 last year.
He is also charged with rape and arson on the same date after Ms Ellas' body was found in a burning house in Harvey Street.
At today's hearing defence solicitor Seamus Quigley said that it had been hoped that date for a Preliminary Enquiry could have been fixed today but that was not now going to happen.
He said it was a case involving 'a large raft of evidence' and so he now hoped that a date could be fixed in six weeks time.
A prosecutor said that they had been engagement with the investigating officer to try and make progress in the case and she hoped to be in a position to fix a date for a PE on the next occasion.
Murray was remanded in continuing custody to appear again on October 30.