Legal News
Chinese Woman Charged With Murdering Irish Husband (8 November 2011)
Date: 08/11/2011
A Chinese woman has been charged with murdering her husband in Northern Ireland. Suwei Shang is accused of stabbing 51-year-old Damien Keenan at his home in Derry on November the 1st. He died a day later. Miss Shang, who was in part-time employment as a cleaner, is said to have been aware that she was being charged with the murder. The serious crime branch of the Police Service of Northern Ireland claims to possess evidence that links Miss Shang to the murder charge.
Miss Shang’s solicitors did not submit an application for bail. The legal proceedings were translated to Chinese to Miss Shang in the dock. Mr. Keenan’s relatives attended the court hearing. Miss Shang was will be kept in custody at Hydebank women's prison. She is due to appear in court for hearing on December the 1st.
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