14/12/2016

Arrest Over Suspicious Death In Coleraine

A man has been arrested following the suspicious death of a man in Coleraine.

The man, who was aged in his 60s, died in the Silvertown Road area. Police received reports of his death shortly after 12.30pm on Tuesday, 13 December.

A 25-year-old man has been arrested.

No further details have been released.

Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald said: "The news of this sudden death has caused great distress in the local community.

"Rather than add to that distress through speculation, I would appeal to anyone with information to bring it forward to the PSNI."

(CD/JP)

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