23/02/2009

Man Questioned Over Magherafelt Death

A post mortem is to take place today after the discovery of a body in Co Londonderry.

The man whose body was found in a house in Magherafelt on Sunday has since been named as 47-year-old William Guy. A man (22) is still being questioned by police following the discovery in the Rainey Street area around 3.30am on Sunday. A large part of the street, which is in the centre of the town, was cordoned off yesterday as police scenes-of-crime officers examined the area.

(BMcC)

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