14/10/2015

Death Of Man Treated As 'Suspicious'

Police are treating the death of a man whose body was found at a property in Co Armagh as 'suspicious'.

The body of the man, believed to be in his 30s, was discovered at a flat in the Dingwell Park area, Craigavon, on Tuesday afternoon.

A post-mortem examination is to be carried out to determine the cause of the death.

Lurgan Sinn Féin MLA John O'Dowd said: "This is a tragic event and it is still early in the police investigation on the circumstances surrounding this death. Our thoughts must be with the family and friends of those affected.

"Everyone in the Taghnevan and wider community will be shocked by this death. 

"At this stage I would call on anyone with any information whatsoever to contact the PSNI."

(CD/LM)

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