A policewoman charged with trying to shoot dead a fellow officer at a police station has been speaking to a psychiatrist, a court heard today.
Diane Marie Northcott (40) was charged with attempting to murder another officer at Newtownabbey police station on the outskirts of Belfast on Saturday night.
Belfast Magistrates' Court heard she had been consulting a medical expert and she appeared distressed when she was charged today. She made no reply to the charges.
Laurence Smyth has been taken to hospital after being shot twice and is believed to be seriously ill.
Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman Nuala O'Loan has been asked to investigate the shooting.
Ms Northcott, who was charged at Antrim police station but made no reply, was remanded in custody with an application for bail to be made at a later date. She will reappear via video link on October 2nd.
