Funeral takes place of murdered Magherafelt woman Sophie Watson
Ms Watson, 57, was found unresponsive at the property in Ashgrove Park in Magherafelt on Sunday afternoon
The funeral has taken place today of murdered Magherafelt woman Sophie Watson.
Her funeral took place in W J O’Brien & Son’s Funeral Home, Eglinton this morning before burial in St Paul’s churchyard, Articlave.
Ms Watson, 57, was found unresponsive at the property in Ashgrove Park in Magherafelt on Sunday afternoon.
She had suffered a number of stab wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Andrzej Pajaczkowski, 43, also of Ashgrove Park in Magherafelt, appeared before a district judge on Wednesday morning via video-link from the Serious Custody Suite at Musgrave PSNI station in Belfast.
Pajaczkowski’s defence solicitor Eoghan McKenna noted to the judge that his client had replied “not guilty” after being charged.
The judge remanded the accused in custody to appear before the same court, via videolink, on September 18.
Detectives have said they are continuing their inquiries into the murder and have appealed for anyone with information to come forward to them or anonymously to the charity Crimestoppers.