Overview

• Jamie Lawrie Spence, 37, and Melissa Atkinson, 38, appeared at Craigavon Magistrates’ Court and were remanded to October 13.
• Spence told police he punched Mr Furfey twice but described it as not full force and said the fatal injuries followed a fall from a chair.
• Atkinson denied witnessing an assault and offered alternative explanations for bruising on her knuckles and blood on her clothing.
• Police cited observed facial and head injuries, bruises consistent with gripping, swollen knuckles on the accused, CCTV of a casual exit to seek help, and five phones recovered in the flat.
• The judge refused bail for Atkinson over risks to witnesses and potential public-order issues, while Mr Furfey’s family set his funeral for Saturday at St Patrick’s Church in Lisburn.