Man charged with murder after woman died following a car fire

A man has been charged with murder after a woman died following a car fire in Co Londonderry.

The blaze took place outside a house in the Quarry Road area of Knockloughrim in the early hours of Tuesday.

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The woman, in her 50s, was rescued from the car and treated in hospital but died from her injuries.

A 59-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland said on Friday that a 59-year-old man has been charged with murder.

He is to appear before Dungannon Magistrates’ Court via videolink on Saturday.

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