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Mother murder 'horrendous attack' |
Vigil for murdered mother of four |
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The Londonderry mother-of-four murdered at the weekend suffered an "horrendous attack", the PSNI officer leading the investigation has said. | About 100 people have held a vigil outside the Londonderry home of Jean Quigley who was murdered at the weekend. |
The body of Jean Quigley, 30, was found at her home in Cornshell Fields on Saturday night. | The body of Mrs Quigley, 30, a mother of four, was found at her home in Cornshell Fields on Saturday night. |
Detective Chief Inspector Frankie Taylor said the cause of death was still under investigation, but Ms Quigley was "brutally assaulted". | Detective Chief Inspector Frankie Taylor said the cause of death was still under investigation but Mrs Quigley had been beaten. |
He also said that Ms Quigley had been two months pregnant. | He also said that she had been two months pregnant when she died. |
"This was an absolutely horrendous attack, one of the worst I have seen," DCI Taylor said. | |
"Ms Quigley was a devoted mother of four children, three boys and a girl aged between five and 12. | "Ms Quigley was a devoted mother of four children, three boys and a girl aged between five and 12. |
"We are not only investigating the brutal murder of a young mother, we are looking at the death of an unborn child as well. | "We are not only investigating the brutal murder of a young mother, we are looking at the death of an unborn child as well," he said. |
"She was the youngest of five, and her family and the wider community are devastated," he said. | "She was the youngest of five, and her family and the wider community are devastated," he said. |
Tributes have been left outside Jean Quigley's home | |
DCI Taylor said police were following a number of lines of inquiry, and had a number of leads they needed to follow up. | |
They are still investigating a motive for the killing. | |
He said the police would like to speak to anyone who saw or heard from Ms Quigley between Wednesday and Friday, when she was last seen. | |
Shock | |
A neighbour described Mrs Quigley as a "nice quiet girl". | |
"She was a nice girl, a quiet girl, but she wouldn't pass you without speaking," Celine McLoughlin said. | |
"Her children hang about with my two, so it's really shocking to hear it." | |
SDLP Councillor Shaun Gallagher, who lives in the area, said people had woken up to "complete and utter shock". | |
"People are just in disbelief that this kind of event can happen in their own area," he said. | |