Northern Ireland

Man accused of assisting offender over Chloe Mitchell death remanded in custody

Vigils were held last week to remember Chloe Mitchell (Liam McBurney/PA)
Vigils were held last week to remember Chloe Mitchell (Liam McBurney/PA)
By Jonathan McCambridge, PA

A man charged with assisting an offender over the death of 21-year-old Chloe Mitchell has been remanded in custody for a further two weeks.

Ryan Johnston Gordon, 34, from Nursery Close, Ballymena, appeared at the town’s Magistrates’ Court for a brief hearing on Tuesday.

A barrister for the defendant told the court there was no application for bail at this time.

Gordon, who appeared by videolink from Maghaberry Prison, was remanded in custody until July 6.

Chloe Mitchell missing
Vigils were held last week to remember Chloe Mitchell (Liam McBurney/PA)

Ms Mitchell was last seen on CCTV in the early hours of Saturday June 3 in Ballymena town centre.

Detectives investigating her disappearance launched a murder inquiry after suspected human remains were found over a week later.

Vigils to remember Ms Mitchell were held in her home town and in Belfast last week.

Another man, Brandon John Rainey, 26, from James Street in Ballymena, has appeared in court charged with her murder.

Chloe Mitchell was last seen on CCTV in the early hours of June 3. A man appeared in court on Tuesday on a charge connected to her murder (Family handout/PA)
Chloe Mitchell was last seen on CCTV in the early hours of June 3. A man appeared in court on Tuesday on a charge connected to her murder (Family handout/PA)