Police name murder victim as Ellie Flanagan

Police investigating the murder of a woman have named the victim was 23-year-old Ellie Flanagan.

A 45-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and other related offences and detectives have been granted an additional 36 hours to question him.

Police were called to investigate a crash near the village of Tempo in County Fermanagh at about 21:15 GMT on Saturday where they found a car, but the driver had left the scene.

They then went to the house that the car was registered to about eight miles away in Enniskillen and discovered the woman's body.

Police and forensic officers were syill at the house on Monday morning.

The man was arrested near the crash scene on the Carn Road in Tempo.

Sinn Féin MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone Pat Cullen told the BBC's Good Morning Ulster programme there was a sense of numbness across the community for what is an awful tragedy.

Cullen said she had woken up on Sunday morning "full of anticipation for events happening for International Women's Day" but she was then told about what had happened.

She said it was "unbearable for a family and friends and the wider community".

Cullen said Fermanagh has had its fair share of tragedy and of "women losing their lives in such violent circumstances".

She explained that it was "hard to get our heads around" what had happened.

But she added the community was "close knit" and the family were a "big part of the community" so people would rally around and support them.

Justice Minister Naomi Long said it was "very telling [that] even on International Women's Day, women in Northern Ireland don't and often can't feel safe".

Long added: "That's something I think we all need to work together to try and change."

She described what happened as "absolutely tragic" and said her thoughts were with the family, friends and wider community who "will clearly be devastated".

"Every death of anyone is one death too many in these circumstances," she said.

Violence against women and girls a 'significant problem'

Cullen also said she was thinking about the emergency services who responded.

She said violence against women and girls was a "serious and significant problem", adding that there needed to be a "cultural and societal change towards women and girls here".

'Increased police presence'

Police said their enquiries had "determined that the car was registered to an address in the Corban Avenue area of Enniskillen".

They added that when officers arrived at the house in Enniskillen they discovered the body of the woman.

Det Ch Insp Gary Robinson of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said detectives were working to establish the full circumstances surrounding the woman's death and appealed for information.

Robinson appealed for anyone with any relevant information to contact police.

Fermanagh and Omagh District Commander, Supt Pete Cunningham, said his thoughts were "with the victim's family and friends as they struggle to come to terms with what has happened".

"As a victim-focused organisation, violence against women and girls is a priority for policing, and I understand that incidents like this will cause significant concern."

He added that there would be an increased police presence in the area.

Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) Councillor for Enniskillen Roy Crawford said the woman's death was "absolutely shocking" and had "cast very much a dark cloud over the whole town of Enniskillen".

Crawford said his "heart goes out to the family" and sent his condolences to them.

Crawford said all politicians were united on the issue of violence against women and girls.

He said everyone had a part to play in eradicating it.