Man appears in court charged with murder in Belfast

A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a man in Belfast earlier this week.

Isaac Koko, 32, with an address at Cromwell Road in the south of the city, appeared before Belfast Magistrates’ Court on Saturday charged with the murder.

A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a man in Belfast earlier this weekplaceholder image
A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a man in Belfast earlier this week

Police said officers attended the scene of the incident in the Cromwell Road area on Wednesday following the report of a “concern for safety”.

A 33-year-old man was taken to hospital by the ambulance service where he later died.

The defendant was remanded in custody ahead of the next court appearance.

The case is next due to be mentioned on Tuesday, March 10.

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