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'No reality' of Somali national's trial for murder of Mary Ward proceeding, court hears

Summary

There is 'no reality' of a trial proceeding as planned for a Somali national charged with the murder of young mother Mary Ward last year as the accused remains 'mute' and there is still no psychiatric report from the defence, the Central Criminal Court has heard. Ahmed Abdirahman (31), originally from Somalia and with a last address at Kinlay house, Lord Edward Street, Dublin, is accused of murdering Ms Ward, who was his former partner, on September 25, 2024, at her house on Melrose Street in south Belfast. The case has come before the courts on a number of occasions, with the legal team for the defence saying that the accused had failed to engage with a psychiatrist who attempted to see him. At the Central Criminal Court this morning, counsel for the State, Antonia Boyle BL, said that the matter was listed for trial on February 23 next, but she asked the court to vacate that date as there was 'no reality to that proceeding'.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: 'No reality' of Somali national's trial for murder of Mary Ward proceeding, court hears. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial

When:

• September 25, 2024 Hearing Or Sentence
• February 23 Hearing Or Sentence
• Christmas Other
• 2026-01-28 Publication

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Stage Charge Or Pretrial Violent Crime

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