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Crime5 June 2026Archive brief

Zak Hughes pleads guilty to the murder of Sarah Montgomery, a heavily-pregnant woman who was found dead at her home in Donaghadee, County Down, in June 2025

Zak Hughes pleads guilty to the murder of Sarah Montgomery, a heavily-pregnant woman who was found dead at her home in Donaghadee, County Down, in June 2025.

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Zak Hughes pleads guilty to the murder of Sarah Montgomery, a heavily-pregnant woman who was found dead at her home in Donaghadee, County Down, in June 2025.

The development formed part of the day's news across Northern Ireland. Contemporary coverage attributed the principal details to BBC News on 5 June 2026.

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