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Amy Doherty: Family say they are 'crushed' after mother of two's murder
A 30-year-old man remains in custody after Amy Doherty was found severely injured and later died; police continue inquiries and seek public information.
- On Saturday, March 21, police discovered 28-year-old Amy Doherty injured at a property in Londonderry's Summer Meadows Mews area; she later died in hospital, and a 30-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder.
- The Police Service of Northern Ireland initiated a murder investigation following Doherty's death, with detectives from the Major Investigation Team continuing to question the suspect who remains in custody.
- Her parents, Patrick and Sharon, said they are "crushed with disbelief, sadness and pain," while Doherty was a devoted mother to Rhea and Ronan and worked caring for the "sick and elderly."
- Candlelit vigils are scheduled for Friday, March 27, in Derry, Carndonagh, and Armagh to honor the 30th woman killed in Northern Ireland since 2020, as Mayor Ruairí McHugh noted the community stands in "grief, support, and solidarity."
- The wake begins tomorrow, Wednesday, March 25, while funeral arrangements are set for Thursday, March 26, with a Requiem Mass at Holy Family Church Ballymagroarty followed by cremation at Antrim and Newtownabbey Crematorium.
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