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| Downpatrick: Murder inquiry launched after man's death | |
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| Officers went to a house in Marian Park at about 12:00 BST | |
| Police have launched a murder inquiry after the death of a man in Downpatrick. | Police have launched a murder inquiry after the death of a man in Downpatrick. |
| Officers went to a house in Marian Park at about 12:00 BST on Sunday. | Officers went to a house in Marian Park at about 12:00 BST on Sunday. |
| A 30-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in custody. | A 30-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in custody. |
| Police suspect the case might be connected to a serious assault on a priest in St Patrick's Church in the County Down town. | |
| Supt Norman Haslett said: "Enquiries are at an early stage and, at this time, we suspect this may be connected to a serious assault in the St Patrick's Avenue area of Downpatrick on Sunday." | |
| Previously, police said a man walked into the church on St Patrick's Avenue and hit the priest on his head before leaving. | |
| Det Ch Insp McBurney said it "was a completely shocking and brutal attack and has left the priest with a serious head injury". | Det Ch Insp McBurney said it "was a completely shocking and brutal attack and has left the priest with a serious head injury". |
| The priest was taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast, where police said he remained in a "serious condition". | The priest was taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast, where police said he remained in a "serious condition". |