A man has been remanded in custody after being extradited earlier today to Northern Ireland over the killing of a mother-of-three in west Belfast.
Raymond O'Neill, 40, is facing charges of murder and arson endangering life in connection with the death of Jennifer Dornan death in August 2015.
Ms Dornan, 30, was found stabbed inside her burning home at Hazel View in the Lagmore area of the city.
O'Neill, with a previous address at Amcomri Street in Belfast, is also to be separately charged with the rape of another woman in 2003.
He was detained in the Republic under European Arrest Warrants in 2016.
Despite a series of legal challenges, an order was made for his extradition to Northern Ireland.
As O'Neill appeared before Belfast Magistrates' Court in a wheelchair due to medical issues, prosecutors confirmed the charges of murder, arson and rape against him.
A preliminary inquiry hearing has been listed for next month, a judge was told.
Defence solicitor Paul Farrell acknowledged it was "an emotive case".
He said: "It was a traumatic event and the allegations against him (O'Neill) are very serious".
But seeking bail, the lawyer claimed the accused is not forensically connected to the murder.
The court heard an initial decision was taken not to prosecute in 2005, before a review more than a decade later.
Refusing bail, District Judge Paul Copeland cited the potential for flight.
O'Neill was remanded in custody until 4 December.
