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Woman accused of disposing of murder victim Odhran Kelly released on bail

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A woman accused of involvement in disposing of murder victim Odhran Kelly has been granted bail.

Appearing at Craigavon Magistrates Court by videolink from Hydebank prison, Andrea Stevenson (43) thanked District Judge Francis Rafferty as he ordered her to be freed but barred her from contacting witnesses or her co-accused.

Stevenson, from Edward Street in Lurgan, faces a single charge of assisting an offender following the murder of Mr Kelly on December 3 last year.

Mr Kelly’s “badly burnt” body was found beside a car which was ablaze in the Edward Street area of Lurgan around 4am.

Police objected to bail and told the court that Stevenson’s young daughter is a witness in the case. DJ Rafferty told Stevenson that while she could have contact with her daughter, he prohibited her from discussing the case with her.

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Family and friends of Odhrán Kelly attend Craigavon Court on Friday

Another woman, Stephanie McClelland (36) from Shan Slieve also in Lurgan, faces the same charge and she was freed on bail last month.

The case against the two alleged killers, Shane Harte (31) from Headington House and Gary Damien Scullion (31) from Edward Street, both in Lurgan, was also mentioned on Friday and put back for a month.

A third woman, Crystal Angela Redden (30) from Garland Avenue in Lurgan, is the latest person to be charged.

Crystal Angela Redden appears at Craigavon Court on Friday, charged with perverting the course of justice by making a false statement in relation to the murder of Odhrán Kelly

Standing in the dock of the court on Friday, Redden confirmed that she understood the charge of perverting justice.

Granting legal aid and freeing Redden on bail, DJ Rafferty put her case back to February 2.