The Co Down woman was described as ‘the best mummy’ who ‘couldn’t wait to make her family complete with her little boy’.

The long-running contract impasse between Hearts and Lawrence Shankland appears to be nearing a successful conclusion, with the talismanic captain close to re-signing with the Tynecastle club.

Stephen Carr used a compound bow to shoot metal-tipped arrows at his wife before stabbing her six times with a kitchen knife, a court was told.

Billy Harris was left to rue a slow start as his Wimbledon journey ended at the hands of Nuno Borges in the second round.