A MURDER investigation has been launched following the discovery of a woman's body in East Belfast on Friday night. The woman has been named as 43-year-old Rachel Simpson from the east of the city.

Detective Chief Inspector Neil McGuinness said: “While responding to a concern for safety at a house in the Castlereagh Road area shortly after 10.30pm on Friday 13th September, officers discovered Rachel’s body in a garage beside the property."

A man, aged 21, has been charged with murder and is expected to appear before Belfast Magistrates Court on Monday, 16th September.