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Claudia Savage

Concepta Leonard was "being persistently contacted" by violent ex, inquest told

Phone records show that a woman who was killed by her former partner was repeatedly contacted by him leading up to her death, despite a non-molestation order, an inquest has heard.

Concepta Leonard, 51, was killed by her former partner Paedar Phair, 55, at her home in Maguiresbridge, Co Fermanagh on May 15 2017. Ms Leonard was stabbed to death by Mr Phair who took his own life afterwards.

On Monday PSNI Detective Sergeant Zara Lewis gave evidence to the inquest at Belfast Coroner’s Court on the police timeline on the day of Ms Leonard’s death, and details of the subsequent investigation.

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