Seventh person arrested in North murder investigation

Arrest of two women on Saturday latest in connection with death of Wayne Reid on Monday

The PSNI opened a murder investigation following the death of Wayne Reid in Coleraine
The PSNI opened a murder investigation following the death of Wayne Reid in Coleraine

Police in Northern Ireland have arrested a seventh person in connection with the death of Wayne Reid in Coleraine, Co Derry.

It is the latest in a number of arrests on Friday and Saturday.

On Saturday afternoon detectives arrested a 45-year-old woman and a 38-year-old woman on suspicion of murder.

Those arrests came after four others were brought into custody – three women, aged 39, 33 and 28, and a man aged 41 – on Friday.

Another man (33), arrested on suspicion of murder on Wednesday, also remains in custody.

Mr Reid (43), was pronounced dead at an address in the Society Court area on Monday.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said it believes he may have been involved in an altercation sometime between Thursday, January 8th, and Saturday, January 10th.

Det Chief Insp Hazel Miller previously said officers, along with the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service, responded to an address in the area of Coleraine following a report.

“Sadly, a man, who has been named as 43-year-old Wayne Reid, was pronounced dead at the scene.”

She made an appeal for anyone with information to come forward to police.

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