Murder case opens in Antrim after body found

Police in the North have opened a murder inquiry following the discovery of a body in Co Antrim last night.

Police in the North have opened a murder inquiry following the discovery of a body in Co Antrim last night.

An ambulance was called to a house in Shandon Park, Ballymoney, at around 11.30 p.m.

The body of an elderly man was found in the house and a post mortem is due to be carried out later today.

A man has been arrested.

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