24/01/2006

Man's body discovered in Londonderry

Police are no longer treating the discovery of a man's body in Londonderry as suspicious.

The body of the 45-year-old man, named as Colin Olphert, was found at a house in the Bonds Place area of the city yesterday evening.

PSNI remained at the scene overnight and further investigations were carried out throughout the day.

A post mortem examination was conducted this afternoon.

(EF/SP)

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