The bodies are discovered at a home on between Newry and Burren, with enquiries ongoing.
The circumstances surrounding the deaths of a man and a woman at a property in County Down are being investigated by the Police Service of Northern Ireland .Police said the deaths were reported to police on Thursday and enquiries are ongoing.Police said the deaths were reported to police on Thursday and enquiries are ongoingThroughout the day police and forensic teams were at the house on the rural Greenan Road.
The road runs between Newry and Burren, a short distance from the Warrenpoint to Newry dual carriageway.The forensic teams have left, but a police cordon remains in place around the property. SDLP councillor Declan McAteer told BBC News NI he understood "an elderly couple had been discovered in their own dwelling".
"I have spoken to some members of the local community who I must say are saddened and totally shocked and bewildered about the situation," he said.SDLP councillor Declan McAteer said people were shocked and saddened by the deaths of the man and woman "Whatever happened, people are quite distraught that this happened close by in this local community here."
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