A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a missing woman in Northern Ireland.
21 year old Chloe Mitchell was last seen on CCTV in Ballymena in the early hours of Saturday 3rd June.
The accused 26-year-old Brandon John Rainey of James Street in Ballymena is charged with the murder of the young woman.
Police on community rescue teams last night stood down searches after suspected human remains were found.
Mr. Rainey has been remanded into custody until the 6th of July.
A second man is due to appear in court, charged with assisting an offender.
On Sunday, PSNI Detective Chief Inspector Richard Millar said:
"Sadly today detectives have recovered suspected human remains in Ballymena, and while there has been no formal identification, we have now launched a murder inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of 21-year-old Chloe Mitchell, who was a high risk missing person.
"Earlier this week we launched a criminal investigation into Chloe’s disappearance.
"Tragically, we now have reason to believe that Chloe was murdered.
"Our thoughts this evening are very much with Chloe’s family and we have specialist officers providing them with support at this heart-breaking time".
Inspector Millar also thanked the community in Ballymena and the search and rescue teams for their help in trying to find her.
