Man found dead in flat

The body of a man was found in a flat in the Forthriver Road area of Belfast at around 7 p.m. yesterday

The body of a man was found in a flat in the Forthriver Road area of Belfast at around 7 p.m. yesterday. Police are treating his death as murder but said it was too early to speculate on a motive.

It is understood the victim was a man in his 20s who was last seen alive on Tuesday night. It is believed he was the victim of a serious assault.

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