Northern Ireland

Odhran Kelly: Woman charged with perverting the course of justice

Searches took place in Lurgan on Wednesday in relation to the death of the 23-year-old nursing assistant

Odhran Kelly’s body was found in Lurgan earlier this month
Odhran Kelly’s body was found in Lurgan earlier this month (PSNI/PA)

A 30-year-old woman has been charged with perverting the course of justice by police investigating the murder of Odhran Kelly in Co Armagh.

The woman was arrested on Wednesday, while police also carried out searches in the Lurgan area in relation to the death of Mr Kelly

The 23-year-old nursing assistant was found dead beside a burning car in Maple Court in Lurgan in the early hours of December 3.

The woman is due to appear before Craigavon Magistrates’ Court on January 5, and charges will be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service.

A vigil for Odhran Kelly in Lurgan last week
A vigil for Odhran Kelly in Lurgan last week

Two men have already appeared in court charged with murdering Mr Kelly.

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Shane Harte, 31, from Headington House in Lurgan, appeared before Lisburn Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

Gary Damien Scullion, 31, from Edward Street in the Co Armagh town, appeared before Craigavon Magistrates’ Court last week.

Both have been remanded in custody.

Two women also appeared in court last week charged with assisting an offender in relation to Mr Kelly’s murder.

Stephanie McClelland, 36, of Shan Slieve in Lurgan, and Andrea Catherine Theresa Stevenson, 43, of Edward Street, also in Lurgan, were remanded in custody.

Mr Kelly’s funeral took place on Sunday while a vigil for him took place last week.