A 28-year-old man has been remanded in custody charged with the murder of Sarah Montgomery in Co Down.
Zak Hughes, from Ardglen Place in north Belfast, appeared at Newtownards Magistrates' Court also charged with child destruction.
Mr Hughes, who was dressed in a light grey tracksuit, nodded when asked if he understood the charges.
The date of the offences given on the court papers was 27 June.
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Ms Montgomery was pronounced dead at her home in Elmfield Walk in Donaghdee on Saturday afternoon.
She was the mother of two young girls and expecting her third child soon.
At the hearing, which lasted a couple of minutes, no facts of the case were laid out.
A PSNI detective chief inspector told the court he could connect Hughes to the offences.
There was no application for bail.
Mr Hughes was remanded in custody to appear before the court again via video link in four weeks' time.
