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Funeral for pregnant mother, killed in Donaghadee, takes place

PSNI Sarah Montgomery. She has long brown hair and brown eyes, wearing a gold and earrings necklace and red floral top.PSNI
Sarah Montgomery was a 27-year-old mother-of-two and was pregnant at the time of her death

The funeral for Sarah Montgomery, a pregnant mother-of-two, who was killed in Donaghadee, County Down, is taking place in her hometown.

The 27-year-old was found seriously injured and later pronounced dead at her home last month.

Rev Kathy Couchman, who officiated at the service, thanked the community on behalf of Ms Montgomery's family and said she had loved "being mummy to those little girls".

"Sarah was so looking forward to being a mummy also to her baby, Liam Arthur. It is an utter tragedy that none of us has had, or ever will have, the chance to know him, to see him as a little boy or grown into a young man," she told mourners.

PA Media An order of service for the funeral of Sarah Montgomery is held in a hand. In the background you can see Donaghadee Parish Church which is a grey stone building with a central tower with a clock.PA Media
The funeral was held at Donaghadee Parish Church

Hundreds of people lined the streets of Donaghadee as the funeral procession made its way to Donaghadee Parish Church.

Rev Couchman told mourners Ms Montgomery's grandparents Arthur and Edie Arbuckle spoke about her with pride.

"From Sarah's first days, there was always a strong bond between Sarah and her grandparents, a bond which grew even stronger when Sarah and her brothers later lost their parents," added the reverend.

"There are no words that can ever take away the pain and devastation that will now wrack the hearts and lives of Sarah's family.

"Sarah and Liam Arthur and his sisters should have a future ahead of them, but that future has been brutally and unjustly snatched away from them, and from their family and friends."

A man has appeared in court charged with Ms Montgomery's murder and child destruction.

Zak Hughes, from Ardglen Place in Belfast, was remanded into custody until 30 July.