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20/08/2013
Dromore Arrest Over Suspicious Deaths
A 66-year-old man has been arrested in Dromore, County Down, as part of investigations into the deaths of three women in the area over the past 11 years.
The man was detained in the town this morning and has been taken to the Serious Crime Suite at Antrim police station for questioning.
47-year-old Michelle Bickerstaff died in April last year, 50-year-old Margaret Weise in August 2007 and Elizabeth McKee, 52, in December 2002.
The PSNI said the suspect had also been arrested for a number of other offences in relation to other women.
The families of the women, who all died in suspicious circumstances, have been informed by police.
(IT/MH)
The man was detained in the town this morning and has been taken to the Serious Crime Suite at Antrim police station for questioning.
47-year-old Michelle Bickerstaff died in April last year, 50-year-old Margaret Weise in August 2007 and Elizabeth McKee, 52, in December 2002.
The PSNI said the suspect had also been arrested for a number of other offences in relation to other women.
The families of the women, who all died in suspicious circumstances, have been informed by police.
(IT/MH)
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