07/01/2008

Cregagh Body Find Probed

An investigation has been launched into the circumstances of how a man died in east Belfast.

The police inquiry began after a body was found in the Cregagh estate on Saturday morning.

Further information on the likely cause of death are to be revealed when a scheduled post-mortem examination is carried out later to establish whether his death was suspicious.

There are no further details at the moment.

(BMcC)

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