22/08/2006

County Down death "not suspicious"

Police investigating the death of a 51-year-old man in County Down yesterday evening, have confirmed that they are no longer treating it as suspicious.

This follows the results of a post mortem examination which was carried out earlier today.

The man's body was discovered in the Church Street area of Bangor last night.

No details on how the man died have been revealed.

Meanwhile, the body of a 71-year-old man was found in the Broighter Road area of Limavady at around 6pm yesterday evening.

It is understood that a farm worker discovered the body close to a wooded area.

The identity of the man is not yet known.

A post-mortem examination is expected to be carried out later today, and detectives are to carry out investigations into the circumstances surrounding the death.

(EF)

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