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| Five arrested over east Belfast woman's death are freed | |
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| Five people arrested on suspicion of murdering a mother of five in east Belfast have been released. | |
| Deborah Hunter, 50, was found dead in her home at Finmore Court, off the Newtownards Road, on 6 November. | Deborah Hunter, 50, was found dead in her home at Finmore Court, off the Newtownards Road, on 6 November. |
| Just over a week later, detectives said her death was being treated as suspicious, as she had complained to police that she had been assaulted. | Just over a week later, detectives said her death was being treated as suspicious, as she had complained to police that she had been assaulted. |
| Police arrested three men, aged 52, 46 and 33, and two women, aged 44 and 46, in east Belfast on Thursday. | Police arrested three men, aged 52, 46 and 33, and two women, aged 44 and 46, in east Belfast on Thursday. |
| Detectives had appealed for anyone who spoke to Mrs Hunter between 7 October and 6 November to contact them. | Detectives had appealed for anyone who spoke to Mrs Hunter between 7 October and 6 November to contact them. |
| They issued a photograph of her that was taken shortly after she had complained to police that she had been assaulted by a number of people. | They issued a photograph of her that was taken shortly after she had complained to police that she had been assaulted by a number of people. |
| DCI Alan Dickson said on Thursday that police were now treating her death as murder. | DCI Alan Dickson said on Thursday that police were now treating her death as murder. |