The 21-year-old show jumper died following an incident in August 2020.

During a pre-inquest review on Tuesday, the court also heard that Ms Simpson’s family had requested the return of her mobile phone from police

Police initially believed that Ms Simpson had taken her own life in 2020.

The Police Ombudsman concluded that the initial investigation had ‘failed the Simpson family’

PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher answered questions about the case at the Policing Board monthly meeting.

Three women received suspended sentences after pleading guilty to a range of offences connected to her death.

Katie Simpson’s murder was originally thought by police to have been a suicide.