A man appeared in court today accused of murdering a vulnerable young woman who was strangled and dumped half naked in a car park.
Henryk Gorski (49) - a Polish national - was charged by detectives in Northern Ireland hunting the killer of Shirley Finlay (24) who was described as a "tragic loner plagued by mental illness".
Mr Gorski, who worked at a meat processing factory, has also been accused of raping, indecently assaulting and threatening to kill another woman. He has denied all the charges.
Bespectacled and dressed in a shirt and jumper, Mr Gorski was hidden under a blue blanket as police brought him into Larne Magistrates Court in County Antrim.
During a brief hearing, where he spoke through a translator to confirm he understood the alleged offences, a detective said he had replied "not guilty" to all four charges against him.
Mr Gorski was arrested on Tuesday, seven weeks after Ms Finlay's body was found wrapped in a duvet two miles from the flat where she lived alone in Ballymena, County Antrim.
The murder in September was carried out just days before her 25th birthday, and horrified the Northern Ireland public. The victim, who grew up in foster care, moved from Belfast to modest accommodation on the town's Ballykeel housing estate.
Her body was discovered in a car park on Mount Street, on the other side of Ballymena. Mr Gorski, whose address was given as neighbouring Hill Street in the town, is understood to have lived in the area for around a year.