A man has been remanded in custody charged with the murder of another man in Ballymena, Co Antrim.
Mamadu Saido Djalo (29), appeared before a district judge on Monday morning, accused of killing 63-year-old Victor Hamilton.
The body of Mr Hamilton was discovered in the driveway of his home in Orkney Drive last Wednesday .
Mr Djalo, from Springfield Crescent in Belfast, appeared before Coleraine Magistrates’ Court, sitting in Ballymena, via video-link from Musgrave Street police custody suite in Belfast.
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During the short hearing, he spoke only to confirm he understood the charge.
A detective sergeant told the court he could connect Mr Djalo to the charge.
Blaine Nugent, representing the accused, said he was not in a position to make an application for bail. He requested that the case be listed again in a week’s time so a bail application could be made.
“In the circumstances we are not in position to move a bail application today; we expect to be able to do so in week,” he said.
The district judge remanded Djalo in custody until August 8th when he will appear before the court again.
A 33-year-old man detained by police in Portadown in the early hours of Sunday on suspicion of Mr Hamilton’s murder remained in custody on Monday morning.
A 23-year-old woman arrested in Belfast on Friday has been released on bail pending further police inquiries. — PA