Limerick murder accused held in custody in Northern Ireland as court awaits international letter of request for evidence

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An international letter of request for evidence is being sought over the alleged killing of a woman during a “sexual exchange” in Limerick, a Belfast court has heard.

Prosecutors also disclosed that detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of 27-year-old Geila Ibram are continuing to compile CCTV footage and obtain witness statements.

Habib Shamel (32) is currently in custody charged with murdering her on April 4 this year.

Ms Ibram’s mutilated body was discovered at an apartment block in the Dock Road area of Limerick.

The victim, who was originally from Romania, died from multiple stab wounds inflicted to the neck, face and abdomen in a vicious and frenzied attack, according to police.

Shamel, an Afghan national with an address at Cecil Street in Limerick, was later arrested in the Malone area of south Belfast.

He has been charged with Ms Ibram’s murder under the Criminal Jurisdiction Act 1975, which allows the PSNI to prosecute in Northern Ireland if a suspect has travelled from another jurisdiction.

A previous court heard he had allegedly arranged a “sexual exchange” with the victim on the day she died.

CCTV footage allegedly showed him arriving at her property and then leaving again less than two minutes later.