Stephen Cahoon denied murder in Derry trial report

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Stephen Cahoon denied murdering his pregnant former girlfriend Jean Quigley. He admitted grabbing and pushing her during an argument in July 2008. The proceedings were reported on 27 November 2015.

Giving evidence on 27 November 2015, Cahoon said he snapped when Quigley told him the unborn baby was not his. He said he pushed her onto a bed and put his hand on her throat, but stopped when her face started to turn a different colour.

Cahoon said he attempted CPR without success and did not know she was dead when he left. The report said the trial would resume the following week.