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| Son and wife charged with murder | Son and wife charged with murder |
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| A son and daughter-in-law of a Warrenpoint pensioner stabbed to death in June have been charged with murder. | |
| David McCartan, 35, and his wife Geraldine McCartan, 34, of Rossmara Park in Warrenpoint are accused of killing 75-year-old Annie McCartan. | David McCartan, 35, and his wife Geraldine McCartan, 34, of Rossmara Park in Warrenpoint are accused of killing 75-year-old Annie McCartan. |
| She was beaten, stabbed and had her throat cut in her home at Summerhill. | She was beaten, stabbed and had her throat cut in her home at Summerhill. |
| A police officer told Newry Magistrates Court that when charged, both denied involvement. The couple were both remanded in custody. | A police officer told Newry Magistrates Court that when charged, both denied involvement. The couple were both remanded in custody. |
| A solicitor for Geraldine McCartan said that she had co-operated with police and asserted her innocence throughout the investigation. | A solicitor for Geraldine McCartan said that she had co-operated with police and asserted her innocence throughout the investigation. |
| David McCartan's solicitor told the court that he had also maintained his innocence. | David McCartan's solicitor told the court that he had also maintained his innocence. |