09/10/2006

Body of woman found in County Down

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a woman whose body was found at a house in Donaghadee, County Down, in the early hours of this morning.

Detectives were called to the scene in the Barnagh Park area of the town shortly before 6am following reports of a fire.

It is understood that the body is that of a woman aged in her 70s, however as yet her name has not been released.

At this stage, police are treating the death as suspicious.

One man has been arrested in connection with the incident.

(EF)

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