16/01/2002

Man dies after Newtownards stabbing

A man has been arrested following the death of man who was stabbed during an incident in Newtownards, County Down.

The victim, 24, was stabbed in a house in Abbeydale Avenue in the Movilla area of the town at about midnight on Tuesday January 15. He was admitted to hospital where he later died.

One person has been arrested in connection with the incident.

Police have not yet released the identity of the dead man.

Meanwhile police have recovered the body of man, thought to be in his thirties, at the bottom of a cliff face at Cavehill in Belfast. He is believed to have slipped while jogging.

Police said fire services, ambulance crew and mountain rescue teams helped in the recovery. (AMcE)

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