Dead youth may have been stabbed

A number of people were being questioned last night after a youth died following a disturbance outside a house in Antrim town…

A number of people were being questioned last night after a youth died following a disturbance outside a house in Antrim town. It is believed that Gerard Tierney (16), from Rathkyle in the town's Stiles estate, may have been stabbed.

The youth was found in the driveway of a house at Moylena Road shortly after midnight on Tuesday night. Local people said they heard sounds of a struggle at around that time.

Detectives are said to be following a definite line of inquiry.

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