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20/01/2016
Greenisland Murder: Eddie Girvan Was Tied Up And Stabbed In The Chest
A man from Greenisland in Co Antrim was tied up and was stabbed in the chest, police have revealed.
The body of Mr Eddie Girvan, 67, was discovered by detectives at a property in the Station Road area at around 9.30pm on Monday.
Three people, a 29 year old woman, and two men aged 23 and 24, have been arrested in Belfast on suspicion of murder. They are being being questioned at Musgrave Police Station.
Detective Chief Inspector John McVea, said: "A post mortem examination will take place to confirm the exact cause of Mr Girvan's death however I can confirm that, at this time, we are treating his death as murder.
"An incident such as this is unusual for a community like Greenisland and I am appealing to local people for their assistance.
"Detectives are making house to house enquiries because we need to speak to those local people who knew Eddie Girvan and saw him in the past few days.
"I also want to hear from anyone who saw or heard any activity at Mr Girvan’s home at 162 Station Road over the past weekend until yesterday morning around 7am.
"My final appeal point is about Eddie Girvan's car, a silver Hyundai Sonata, registration number MKZ 9818. I need to hear from anyone who saw this silver car any time over the weekend either in Greenisland or Belfast until it was recovered in the Verner Street area of the city in the early hours of this morning. We know it was spotted being driven dangerously along the motorway between Rathcoole and Belfast yesterday.
"This is a shocking crime and our sympathies today are with Mr Girvan’s family and friends."
(CD)
The body of Mr Eddie Girvan, 67, was discovered by detectives at a property in the Station Road area at around 9.30pm on Monday.
Three people, a 29 year old woman, and two men aged 23 and 24, have been arrested in Belfast on suspicion of murder. They are being being questioned at Musgrave Police Station.
Detective Chief Inspector John McVea, said: "A post mortem examination will take place to confirm the exact cause of Mr Girvan's death however I can confirm that, at this time, we are treating his death as murder.
"An incident such as this is unusual for a community like Greenisland and I am appealing to local people for their assistance.
"Detectives are making house to house enquiries because we need to speak to those local people who knew Eddie Girvan and saw him in the past few days.
"I also want to hear from anyone who saw or heard any activity at Mr Girvan’s home at 162 Station Road over the past weekend until yesterday morning around 7am.
"My final appeal point is about Eddie Girvan's car, a silver Hyundai Sonata, registration number MKZ 9818. I need to hear from anyone who saw this silver car any time over the weekend either in Greenisland or Belfast until it was recovered in the Verner Street area of the city in the early hours of this morning. We know it was spotted being driven dangerously along the motorway between Rathcoole and Belfast yesterday.
"This is a shocking crime and our sympathies today are with Mr Girvan’s family and friends."
(CD)
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