Police treating death of woman in south Belfast as suspicious

Man arrested after body found in flat

woman's body found in south belfast
Author: Nigel GouldPublished 22nd Apr 2020

A man has been arrested following the suspicious death of a woman in a flat in Haywood Avenue in south Belfast.

Officers were called to the property at around 1.45am where the body of the 39-year-old woman was discovered inside.

PSNI detective chief inspector Darren McCartney said: "A post-mortem examination will take place in due course to determine the cause of death. However, I am treating her death as suspicious at this time.

"A 21-year-old male has been arrested as part of the investigation and has been taken to Musgrave Police Station for questioning.''