Postmortem results awaited on Co Down body

A postmortem is being carried out on the body of a man discovered at the back of a house in Newry.

A postmortem is being carried out on the body of a man discovered at the back of a house in Newry.

The body was found in the Hawthorn Hill area after police were alerted by a member of the public at around 6pm.

The scene was sealed off, but detectives were unable to say whether the death was suspicious until after postmortem results are known.