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24/11/2016
Police Re-Open 1987 North Belfast Murder Investigation
Detectives have re-opened an investigation in connection with the murder of Lorraine McCausland, 23, in north Belfast in 1987.
The mother of two boys was found beside a stream in the Forthriver area. She was last seen in a loyalist club at Tyndale.
Detective Inspector Michelle Griffin said: "The investigation is being re-opened because, having reviewed the case, police believe there are potential new lines of enquiry.
"It is our assessment that Lorraine had been enjoying a night out with friends and ended up in a loyalist drinking club at Tyndale. We believe she was raped in the club and later savagely beaten inside and outside the premises before her partially clothed body was dumped on open ground beside a nearby river.
"This was a merciless beating of a vulnerable young woman. It has had a profound effect on her family. It would also have had a lasting impact on the people who witnessed these events 29 years ago. The people involved in this attack are still at large.
"We are distributing leaflets in the immediate area to highlight the reinvestigation and we are making a public appeal to those with information about the events of that night to come forward."
(CD)
The mother of two boys was found beside a stream in the Forthriver area. She was last seen in a loyalist club at Tyndale.
Detective Inspector Michelle Griffin said: "The investigation is being re-opened because, having reviewed the case, police believe there are potential new lines of enquiry.
"It is our assessment that Lorraine had been enjoying a night out with friends and ended up in a loyalist drinking club at Tyndale. We believe she was raped in the club and later savagely beaten inside and outside the premises before her partially clothed body was dumped on open ground beside a nearby river.
"This was a merciless beating of a vulnerable young woman. It has had a profound effect on her family. It would also have had a lasting impact on the people who witnessed these events 29 years ago. The people involved in this attack are still at large.
"We are distributing leaflets in the immediate area to highlight the reinvestigation and we are making a public appeal to those with information about the events of that night to come forward."
(CD)
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