BBC News
By Michael Fitzpatrick
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image captionGary Alexander Baird has been charged with the murder of Susan Baird at her home in Windermere Gardens in August 2020
A 61-year-old man charged with the murder of a woman in south Belfast has been remanded on bail at a secure mental health facility.
Gary Alexander Baird is accused of the murder of 60-year-old Susan Baird at her home in Windermere Gardens in August 2020.
Mr Baird is under a mental health order.
A defence solicitor said his client was released from the unit at Belfast City Hospital on Tuesday to be questioned.
Belfast man accused of murdering wife remanded on bail
The 61-year-old did not appear before Newtownards Magistrates’ Court, due to being detained at Belfast City Hospital under the Mental Health Order (Image: Jonathan Porter/PressEye)
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