Police investigating the killing of a man found battered to death at a sports ground in south Belfast are today continuing to question a youth.
Detectives investigating the death of civil servant Mr Iain Flanagan (30) released a second youth last night.
As officers tried to establish a clear motive for the killing, a spokesman confirmed that one youth had been released from custody pending further inquiries.
Although Mr Flanagan had a girlfriend, police believe his murder may have a homosexual link and officers leading the inquiry have urged members of the city's gay community to help.
The body was found close to an area frequently used by homosexual men.
Mr Flanagan, from Keady, South Armagh, had been badly beaten about the head with a blunt instrument. His body was discovered at the bottom of a grass bank beside a hockey pitch just yards from where he had parked his red BMW car.
Police had earlier arrested two youths in connection with the murder.
One was detained after a planned house search in the Newtownbreda area on the outskirts of south Belfast, while the second was arrested in an undisclosed area of the city.
The spokesman did not divulge which youth had been released last night. Earlier yesterday, detectives said they were looking for two men, dressed in sports clothing, who were seen at Barnett's Park where the body was found on Sunday morning.
Police have also appealed for the driver of a grey and black jeep to come forward. Detectives will also be reviewing previous assaults in the area and the neighbouring Shaw's Bridge.
Gay rights campaigners believe Mr Flanagan, who had been living at Donegall Avenue in Belfast, may have been targeted by a gang who thought he was a homosexual.
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