Jonathan Cresswell appears in court charged with murdering 21-year-old Katie Simpson
The 33-year-old has been charged with the murder of Ms Simpson on August 3 2020
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image captionGortnessy Meadows where an incident is alleged to have occurred in August 2020.
A man has appeared in court charged with murdering a 21-year-old woman who police initially thought had taken her own life.
Jonathan James Cresswell, 33, of Briar Hill Gardens, Greysteel, is accused of the murder of Katie Simpson following an incident in Gortnessy Meadows, Lettershandoney, on 3 August 2020.
The defendant appeared before Dungannon Magistrates Court via video link on Saturday.
He was remanded in custody.
The court heard Mr Cresswell called an ambulance to the house and said he had found Ms Simpson attempting to take her own life.