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Man charged with murder of his 71-year-old mother

BBC A photo taken from the opposite side of a road showing a parked police car outside a row of semi-detached, red brick houses in north Belfast. Three uniformed officers are standing with their backs to the camera. A red car is also parked blocking the driveway of the house. A cordon is placed along the bottom and mid-way up the driveway of the house.BBC
Forensic teams were at the scene in north Belfast on Tuesday

A man has been charged with the murder of his 71-year-old mother in north Belfast.

Mary Green - who was known as Marie - was pronounced dead at a house on the Shore Road in the early of Tuesday morning.

On Thursday, her son Lewis Green appeared at Belfast Magistrates' Court charged with the murder.

The 31-year-old, from the Shore Road, has also been charged with non-fatal strangulation, as well as common assault on another person in connection with the investigation.

A detective sergeant involved in the investigation told the court he could connect Mr Green to the charges.

No further details about the circumstances surrounding the pensioner's death were disclosed during the brief hearing.

A defence solicitor did not put any questions to the detective or seek bail for his client.

Mr Green was remanded in custody to appear again by video-link next month.