A man has pleaded guilty to murdering mother of two, Sarah Montgomery in Donaghadee in 2025.
Zak Hughes, 29, from Ardglen Place in Ardoyne also pleaded guilty to a charge of child destruction.
Ms Montgomery was heavily pregnant with her third child when she was killed in her home.
She had planned to call her son Liam Arthur.
In court today, Zak Hughes stood in the dock and was asked to confirm his name.
The charge of murdering Sarah Montgomery on the 27th of June was read to him and he was asked whether he pleaded guilty or not guilty.
He responded guilty.
The charge of child destruction was then put to him.
Again he responded guilty.
The judge, Madame Justice McBride, said that in light of the pleas, the only sentence she could impose that of was a life sentence.
On June 28th 2025, the PSNI received a report at approximately 14:15 BST that a woman was unconscious inside a house in the Elmfield Walk area of the town.
She had sustained a serious injury.
Sarah Montgomery was later pronounced dead at the scene.
Following her murder, hundreds of people attended a vigil in Donaghadee to mourn and honour the young woman and her unborn child.
During the vigil, friends described how the mother-of-two had also cared for her two autistic brothers and elderly grandparents.
Ms Montgomery was described as a "vibrant individual" who "lived for her two girls who were so excited to have a baby brother join their little family".
The tariff hearing is set for the 11th of September.
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