Belfast death declared murder case

A woman found dead in a house in south Belfast was murdered, police said last night.

A woman found dead in a house in south Belfast was murdered, police said last night.

The body of Patricia Bardon (51) was discovered in the property in Elm Court, off Donegall Pass on Monday. Police open the murder investigation after the results of a postmortem.

A man (53) arrested on Monday in connection with the death is being questioned.

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