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| The young woman whose body was found in a County Antrim car park had been strangled, police have said. | The young woman whose body was found in a County Antrim car park had been strangled, police have said. |
| The body of Shirley Finlay, 24, from Crebilly Road, Ballymena, was discovered in a car park off Mount Street in the town on Tuesday. | The body of Shirley Finlay, 24, from Crebilly Road, Ballymena, was discovered in a car park off Mount Street in the town on Tuesday. |
| Police have confirmed that one line of their investigation is the possibility of a sexual motive for her murder. | Police have confirmed that one line of their investigation is the possibility of a sexual motive for her murder. |
| Ms Finlay has been described as a woman who had mental health problems and who regularly walked alone in Ballymena. | Ms Finlay has been described as a woman who had mental health problems and who regularly walked alone in Ballymena. |
| She would have celebrated her 25th birthday on Friday. | |
| We firmly believe that the car park was used to dispose of the body and she was murdered elsewhere Tom WoodsDetective chief inspector Ms Finlay was last seen at 1500 BST on Monday, and detectives are appealing for any information about her between that time and Tuesday afternoon when her body was found. | |
| Detective Chief Inspector Tom Woods said she had come from a care background and was fostered as a child. | |
| "She was a very vulnerable person," he said. | |
| DCI Woods said her body was found by a man who was parking his car "when he noticed what he thought was a bundle of rags". | |
| 'Sense of shock' | |
| "He went over to have a look and then immediately contacted police. | |
| "When they arrived on the scene they found the body of a young woman inside a duvet cover." | |
| The detective said they wanted to confirm Ms Finlay's last movements, including "where she had been, who she was with". | |
| "We firmly believe that the car park was used to dispose of the body and she was murdered elsewhere," he said. | |
| SDLP councillor Declan O'Loan said: "There was already a sense of sadness and apprehension after the discovery of the body of a young woman. | SDLP councillor Declan O'Loan said: "There was already a sense of sadness and apprehension after the discovery of the body of a young woman. |
| "Now that we know that Shirley Finlay was murdered, there is a real sense of shock at this news." | "Now that we know that Shirley Finlay was murdered, there is a real sense of shock at this news." |