Post mortem due on body of man (36) in Newry

A post-mortem examination is to be carried out today after a man was found dead at his home in Newry, Co Down last night.

A post-mortem examination is to be carried out today after a man was found dead at his home in Newry, Co Down last night.

Police were alerted when the body of the 36-year-old victim was discovered in a house in the town's Sandy Street.

Scenes of crime officers and forensic experts were also called in. A police spokesman said a post-mortem examination would be carried out today to determine how the man died.

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