Murder investigation launched after death of Amy Doherty

Tributes are being paid as police continue their murder investigation into the death of a woman in Londonderry. Police were called to a property in Summer Meadows Mews, in the Waterside area of the city, at about 10:20 GMT on Saturday. The woman, named locally as Amy Doherty, was found injured at the scene. She was taken to hospital where she later died. A 30-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. Political representatives have described the "shock and devastation" felt across the community following news of the mother-of-two's death. Forensic officers and detectives have spent much of Sunday at the property. Police have also conducted door-to-door inquiries and have appealed for anyone with information to come forward. Sinn Féin MLA Ciara Ferguson described the young woman's death as an "unimaginable loss". "A young woman's life was taken in the latest act of violence against women and girls and I appeal to anyone with information to bring it forward to the PSNI," she added. Ferguson said: "The Executive's Strategic Framework to End Violence Against Women and Girls sets out how it aims to tackle this scourge in our society". "But we must all do more to confront the
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