Crime & Law

Man arrested on suspicion of murdering woman in Belfast

Victim (30) was found dead at a house on Harcourt Drive on Saturday morning

Police and forensics at the scene of a woman’s death on Harcourt Drive in north Belfast. Photograph: Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker

Sat Dec 18 2021 - 19:32

A man has been arrested in connection with the killing of a woman in north Belfast.

Police are treating the woman’s sudden death in north Belfast as murder.

Detectives from the PSNI’s Major Investigation Team are investigating the circumstances after a body was discovered on Saturday morning.

Det Chief Insp Darren McCartney said: “The body of a 30-year-old woman was discovered in a property on Harcourt Drive.

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“A postmortem examination will take place in due course, but I am treating her death as murder at this time.

“A 30-year-old male has been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in custody.

“I am appealing for anyone who was in the area of Harcourt Drive and who witnessed anything or anyone with any information that can assist my investigation contact detectives on 101 quoting reference 790 18/12/21.” – PA

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