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| Car park body is being examined | |
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| A post mortem examination is being carried out on the body of a woman found in Ballymena, County Antrim. | |
| The woman, thought to be in her early 20s, was discovered in a car park off Mount Street at about 1530 BST on Tuesday. The area remains cordoned off. | |
| Detectives are treating the death as suspicious. They have appealed for the help of the public in the town as they attempt to identify the woman. | Detectives are treating the death as suspicious. They have appealed for the help of the public in the town as they attempt to identify the woman. |
| SDLP councillor Declan O'Loan said the death would be a shock to the area. | |
| "If someone is found dead in a public place, that's a tragedy in itself," he said. | "If someone is found dead in a public place, that's a tragedy in itself," he said. |
| "Whatever the exact circumstances, and those remain to be revealed, it's a tragic situation." | "Whatever the exact circumstances, and those remain to be revealed, it's a tragic situation." |
| Forensic scientists have carried out an examination of the area, which was cordoned off after the body was found. | Forensic scientists have carried out an examination of the area, which was cordoned off after the body was found. |