Body discovered in Co Down

Police in Co Down are investigating the discovery of a man’s remains in Co Down.

Police in Co Down are investigating the discovery of a man’s remains in Co Down.

The body was found in at flat at Sullivan Close in Holywood yesterday afternoon.

Police said there were treating the incident as suspicious. The man is believed to have been in his 50s.

Officers were examining the scene of the incident last night.

A postmortem is expected to be carried out on the body today.

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