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Several hundred mourners have attended the funeral of the murdered Londonderry mother-of-four Jean Quigley. | Several hundred mourners have attended the funeral of the murdered Londonderry mother-of-four Jean Quigley. |
Ms Quigley, 30, was beaten to death in her Shantallow home last weekend. She was two months pregnant when she died. | Ms Quigley, 30, was beaten to death in her Shantallow home last weekend. She was two months pregnant when she died. |
Prayers were said at Requiem Mass in St Patrick's Church, Galliagh, for her unborn child whom she had planned to name Kevin Christopher. | Prayers were said at Requiem Mass in St Patrick's Church, Galliagh, for her unborn child whom she had planned to name Kevin Christopher. |
Fr Dermot McGirr said: "She loved her children and they filled her heart and her thoughts." | Fr Dermot McGirr said: "She loved her children and they filled her heart and her thoughts." |
He said she was a lively young person who enjoyed life. | He said she was a lively young person who enjoyed life. |
"In company, she was the life and soul of the party and at the heart of it all was Jean's love for family," Fr McGirr.Jean Quigley's body was found at her home | |
It is understood police are seeking a man in connection with her murder. | It is understood police are seeking a man in connection with her murder. |
He is Stephen Cahoon, who is believed to have been in contact with the 30-year-old in recent weeks. | He is Stephen Cahoon, who is believed to have been in contact with the 30-year-old in recent weeks. |
Cahoon served a jail term in Northern Ireland after convictions in 1999 for violent assaults on two women. | Cahoon served a jail term in Northern Ireland after convictions in 1999 for violent assaults on two women. |
Officers handed out leaflets and carried out interviews near Ms Quigley's home in Cornshell Fields on Friday. | Officers handed out leaflets and carried out interviews near Ms Quigley's home in Cornshell Fields on Friday. |
The PSNI have been liaising with Gardai over the case. | The PSNI have been liaising with Gardai over the case. |