The woman charged in connection with the murder of James McDonagh in Toomebridge last month is a police officer, it has been revealed.
Detectives from PSNI’s Serious Crime Branch investigating the murder of the 28-year-old arrested the 33-year-old, who has been suspended from the force, and charged her with perverting the course of justice and one count of withholding information.
Detective Chief Inspector Eamonn Corrigan said the woman was arrested and questioned last month and returned to answer her bail today.
He added: “As a result of our enquiries and following consultation with the Public Prosecution Service, she has been charged to appear at Magherafelt Magistrates.”
Mr McDonagh, (pictured), from Castledawson, sustained a serious head injury outside the Elk Inn on the outskirts of Toomebridge in the early hours of Sunday, 10 January last.
He died in the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast the following afternoon.
Finbar McCoy (24), of Loughbeg Road in Toomebridge, is currently in custody charged with his murder.
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