Man murdered in Co Down named by police
Police in Newcastle have named the man murdered in Newcastle on Saturday as 29-year-old Padraig Fox.
Last updated 10th Dec 2018
Mr Fox was found in a property in the Burrendale Park Road area.
The man's body was found on Saturday afternoon and a murder probe was launched following the results of a post-mortem examination on Sunday.
A 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of his murder and police have been granted an additional 36 hours to question him.
Another man, aged 21, has also been arrested on suspicion of murder.
Police Service of Northern Ireland Detective Chief Inspector Peter McKenna said: "Police received a report at 1.45pm on Saturday 8th December that the body of a man had been discovered at a flat.
"Following a post-mortem examination yesterday, Sunday 9 December, I am now treating this death as murder.
"I am appealing to anyone with any information which may assist my investigation to call detectives on 101, quoting reference number 712 of 08/12/18.
"Alternatively information can be passed to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111, which is 100% anonymous and gives people the power to speak up and stop crime."