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10/06/2003
Police investigate separate Derry deaths
Police in Londonderry were investigating the deaths of two men today in separate incidents.
It is understood that police have arrested several people in connection with the killings.
While both deaths are said to be as a result of assaults, no motives have yet been established and it is not known if the two killings are connected.
One of the victims was named as 37-year-old Bernard Martin Parkes. His body was found at Campion Court, Gobnascale in the Waterside area of the city at around 8.15am on Tuesday morning.
The body of the second man, 39-year-old Paul Cross was found at around 3.00am in a house in the Brandywell area of the City. It is understood that he too was the victim of an assault.
Detailed forensic examinations of the scenes were being carried out on Tuesday as police commenced their inquiries.
(MB/SP)
It is understood that police have arrested several people in connection with the killings.
While both deaths are said to be as a result of assaults, no motives have yet been established and it is not known if the two killings are connected.
One of the victims was named as 37-year-old Bernard Martin Parkes. His body was found at Campion Court, Gobnascale in the Waterside area of the city at around 8.15am on Tuesday morning.
The body of the second man, 39-year-old Paul Cross was found at around 3.00am in a house in the Brandywell area of the City. It is understood that he too was the victim of an assault.
Detailed forensic examinations of the scenes were being carried out on Tuesday as police commenced their inquiries.
(MB/SP)
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