Man, 35, receives Life Sentence for murder of mother-of-four Natasha Melendez

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As Ms Melendez's mother and aunt sat in the public gallery of Court 13, Scott appeared emotional after entering 'guilty' pleas to all four charges

A 35-year old man was handed a Life Sentence on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to the murder of Natasha Melendez.

With an address as HMP Maghaberry, Scott was asked to stand by a court clerk. He was then charged with murdering Ms Melendez on April 1, 2020. As Ms Melendez's mother and aunt sat in the public gallery of Court 13, Scott appeared emotional after entering 'guilty' pleas to all four charges. During the hearing, Mr Connor told Mr Justice O'Hara there were "difficulties" in the case that he said were "created by Covid".

 

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