Man charged with murder and ‘child destruction’ after pregnant mum found dead

A man has been charged with murder after a pregnant mum was found dead in Northern Ireland.

Sarah Montgomery, 27, died at a house in Donaghadee, County Down, on Saturday. 

The mother-of-two was given medical treatment by paramedics just after 2.15pm but was pronounced dead at the scene.

A man, 28, was arrested on suspicion of murder over the weekend and was today charged with murder and child destruction.

He is due to appear before Newtownards Magistrates’ Court tomorrow.

Police also arrested a 42-year-old woman on suspicion of assisting an offender but she was released unconditionally.

Sarah was described in tributes left outside her home as a ‘beautiful, kind and wonderful mother’.

The charity Donaghadee Lifeboat said Sarah was a ‘highly regarded’ member of the fundraising branch.

It said in a post on Facebook that Sarah’s family has ties to Donaghadee RNLI, with her own mother, Linda, being a volunteer fundraiser.

The post added: ‘We extend our deepest sympathies to Sarah’s children, siblings, grandparents, and wider family and friends. Our thoughts are with you at this difficult time.’

Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill said her death captures the ‘epidemic’ of violence women and girls face.

She told the Northern Ireland Assembly today: ‘Another young mother, her life being taken.’

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