The death of a man whose body was found close to a north Belfast dump was suspicious, police confirmed tonight.
Forensic examinations were carried out at the landfill site near the Lough foreshore where the discovery was made.
No formal identification has been made and a post mortem was due to take place.
The body was located at Dargan Road, about two miles from where Co Down plumber Martin Kelly, 21, vanished on New Year's Day.
Mr Kelly, from Holywood, was last seen leaving Pat's Bar on Garmoyle Street in Belfast's docklands.
But police who have been checking their files on missing persons do not now believe the remains were those of the part-time barman.
Police sealed off the area around a stretch of pathway where the body was discovered.
A PSNI spokeswoman said: "The circumstances surrounding the man's death are being investigated.
"However, at this stage police are treating the death as suspicious."
