24/10/2018

Teenager Arrested After Murder In County Down

Police are treating the death of a man following an assault in County Down over the weekend as murder.

The 32-year-old was attacked in Portaferry, shortly after midnight on Sunday.

It is believed the victim was from Killyleagh.

A 19-year-old has been arrested and taken to Musgrave police station in Belfast for questioning on suspicion of murder.



(JG)


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