Three people are in custody after the death of a 50-year-old man in Newtownards, County Down on Boxing Day. The victim was found unconscious at a block of flats and a 36-year-old man has been arrested.
Three people who were arrested on suspicion of the murder of a man in Newtownards , County Down, remain in police custody. The victim, who was 50 years old, was reported to be unconscious at a block of flats in West Street shortly before 01:50 GMT on Boxing Day .A 36-year-old man was arrested at a nearby address on Thursday afternoon.
'At this time there is a family grieving in Newtownards and everyone of us in Newtownards - elected representatives and indeed local residents - our concerns are for the immediate family, for their sorrow at this time,' he said.'The gentleman concerned used to be in the Boys' Brigade in Newtownards,' Shannon told the BBC's Good Morning Ulster programme. The Boys' Brigade is a Christian organisation for children and young people aged between five and 18. The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) MP added that he believed the dead man's family have strong links to the town and many residents would know the victim personally from his younger years in the brigade. He described West Street as a 'quiet spot' where families had been enjoying Christmas while 'this sorry tale was unfolding just around them'.' 'We all think of the family who suffer and grieve for their loved one who is no longer with them today,' Shannon added
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