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Police launch murder inquiry in Lurgan
A man has been arrested following discovery of the body of a woman at a house in Lurgan Co Armagh on Sunday.
The body of the woman, who is believed to have been in her late 30s, was discovered at the house in the Tarry Lane area of Lurgan shortly after 6pm.
The dead woman has been named locally as Sheila McStay.
Police earlier said that they were "pursuing a definite line of inquiry", and have now launched a murder investigation into the death.
It is not thought that the incident is sectarian.
(MB)
The body of the woman, who is believed to have been in her late 30s, was discovered at the house in the Tarry Lane area of Lurgan shortly after 6pm.
The dead woman has been named locally as Sheila McStay.
Police earlier said that they were "pursuing a definite line of inquiry", and have now launched a murder investigation into the death.
It is not thought that the incident is sectarian.
(MB)
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