12/08/2005

Man released in Lisa Dorrian probe

A 22-year-old man who was arrested in connection with the murder of Bangor woman Lisa Dorrian has been released without charge.

He was the fifth person to be questioned in connection with the 25-year-old’s death after she went missing following a party at a caravan site in Ballyhalbert on 28 February. Her body has yet to be found.

In June the family celebrated what would have been Lisa’s 26th birthday.

Loyalist paramilitaries, and in particular the Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF), are thought to have been behind Lisa’s murder, however the LVF have denied any involvement in the killing.

The family has offered a £10,000 reward for information leading to the recovery of her body.

(MB)

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