PSNI releases man held over body find

PSNI officers have released a man they were questioning after the discovery of a body in a car in north Belfast.

PSNI officers have released a man they were questioning after the discovery of a body in a car in north Belfast.

The dead man, Glenn Rowland (41), recently moved to Ardoyne from Crewe in England.

It is believed the man questioned by police was his brother. He was freed on police bail pending further inquiries, police said.

Mr Rowland's body was found by a young relative in a red Mercedes car parked in the driveway of the family home at Prospect Place yesterday morning.

The Glenpark Inn in Ardoyne, where Mr Rowland and his brother were said to have been drinking on Wednesday night, was examined by police.

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