Two held over 'suspicious' Belfast death

Police in Northern Ireland have arrested a man and a woman as part of an investigation into the death of a man in the east of…

Police in Northern Ireland have arrested a man and a woman as part of an investigation into the death of a man in the east of the city last night.

The incident occured in the Maymount area of east Belfast.

Police are treating the death as suspicious.

A post mortem exam on the 46-year-old man's body is expected and police are examining the scene.

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