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Belfast killings: Man, 33, questioned over double murder | Belfast killings: Man, 33, questioned over double murder |
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Police are continuing to question a 33-year-old man on suspicion of the double murder of a man and woman whose bodies were found in a Belfast apartment. | |
The victims were found at Ravenhill Court in the east of the city on Friday afternoon. | The victims were found at Ravenhill Court in the east of the city on Friday afternoon. |
A man was arrested in connection with the killings on Saturday 14 December. | A man was arrested in connection with the killings on Saturday 14 December. |
A police spokesperson said the bodies were discovered at 14:45 GMT after police were alerted by a member of the public. | A police spokesperson said the bodies were discovered at 14:45 GMT after police were alerted by a member of the public. |
He said the door to the flat where the two people lived had been damaged. Police went in and found the bodies. Both victims were middle-aged. | He said the door to the flat where the two people lived had been damaged. Police went in and found the bodies. Both victims were middle-aged. |
Det Ch Insp Una Jennings said: "We are treating this at the moment as a suspected domestic homicide." | Det Ch Insp Una Jennings said: "We are treating this at the moment as a suspected domestic homicide." |
She said the exact causes of death would not be confirmed until post-mortem examinations were carried out in the coming days. | She said the exact causes of death would not be confirmed until post-mortem examinations were carried out in the coming days. |
Detectives have appealed to anyone who noticed anything suspicious in the area between 15:00 GMT on Wednesday and 15:00 GMT on Friday to contact them. | Detectives have appealed to anyone who noticed anything suspicious in the area between 15:00 GMT on Wednesday and 15:00 GMT on Friday to contact them. |