DETECTIVES INVESTIGATING THE murder of a 48-year-old man last night said that he suffered a “traumatic and frightening death”.
The body of Anthony McErlain was discovered in a house in Broombeg View, Ballycastle, Co Antrim last night at around 8:30pm.
One man (33) has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is currently in police custody.
Commenting on the case, senior investigating officer Detective Chief Inspector Gareth Talbot described the killing as a heinous crime.
“While we are awaiting the results of a post mortem, what is clear is that Mr McErlain suffered a traumatic and frightening death,” he said.
“I initially described this killing as a heinous crime and I stand by that assessment.”
“The investigation team is extremely keen to speak to witnesses or anyone who may have spoken to Mr McErlain over recent days.”
We would especially like to hear from anyone who was in the Broombeg area at any time between 5pm and 8.30pm yesterday and who may have witnessed or overheard an altercation or disturbance, in or around number 4 Broombeg View.
Anyone in Northern Ireland looking to contact the investigative team can contact 101 or if they want to talk anonymously they can contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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