A man has been remanded in custody after being charged with murdering his mother in Belfast.
Mary Green, 71, who was known as Marie, was pronounced dead at her home in the early hours of Tuesday.
PSNI officers and paramedics responded to a call about an incident in a house on Shore Road in the north Belfast.
They found the body of Marie Green inside.
Her son, Lewis Green, appeared at Belfast Magistrates' Court charged with murder.
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The 31-year-old, also from Shore Road, faces further counts of non-fatal strangulation and common assault on another man as part of the same incident.
He confirmed that he understood the allegations against him.
No further details about the circumstances surrounding the pensioner's death were disclosed.
A defence solicitor did not put any questions to the detective or seek bail for his client.
Mr Green was remanded in custody to appear by video-link next month.
