07/03/2016

Five Arrested After Man's Body Found In Portadown

Five people have been arrested after a man's body was discovered in a stream in Co Armagh.

The body was discovered in the near the Mourneview Street area on Sunday morning.

Three men, a woman and a 17-year-old girl have been arrested and are being questioned at a Belfast police station.

Police believe they know who the deceased is, however they need to wait for a formal identification to be carried out.

(CD)

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