17/10/2012

Other News In Brief

Family Dog Hanged

A dog has been found hanged in Limavady.

The Jack Russell, a family pet, had been taken out of its cage and hanged in the back garden of a house in Drumachose Park.

Alan Robinson, the deputy mayor of Limavady, has described the house as a scene of "utter devastation".

He is reported to be "seething with anger".

Belfast Man Dies In Balcony Fall

A man from west Belfast has died after falling from a balcony at a resort in the Costa Brava.

Gary Lavery is reported to have only just arrived hours before the incident happened.

The 44-year-old was a barber from Andersonstown.

The UK Foreign Office is providing consular assistance to the man’s family.

West Belfast MP Paul Maskey has described him as a popular character.

Murder Investgation Renewed

An investigation into the murder of a 25-year-old woman has led detectives to an area of farmland in Comber, county Down.

It is thought that the search is not a hunt for human remains and that detectives are attempting to locate a vehicle which was used in the murder.

Lisa Dorrian was last seen at a party on the Ballyhalbert caravan site in County Down in February 2005.

Extensive sea and land searches have been carried out since her disappearance and a number of arrests have been made during that time.

But no-one has ever been formally charged with her murder.

A £10,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the recovery of her body.

Suicide At West Belfast Homeless Shelter

A man is reported to have taken his own life using a shotgun at a homeless shelter on the Falls Road in Belfast.

The incident is thought to have occurred around 03:30 yesterday at the Simon Community facility.

Reports suggest the 46-year-old Belfast man was known to staff and entered the premises a short time prior to taking his own life.

(IT)

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