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Randalstown murder: Police make third arrest Randalstown murder victim named as Nelson Cheung
(about 11 hours later)
Detectives investigating the murder of the owner of a Chinese restaurant in County Antrim have made a third arrest. Police have released the name of a 65-year-old Chinese restaurant owner murdered in County Antrim.
The 65-year-old victim and his wife, 57, had been driving along the Caddy Road, near Randalstown, on Wednesday when their car was forced off the road. Nelson Cheung and his wife Winnie, 57, had been driving along the Caddy Road, near Randalstown, on Wednesday when their car was forced off the road.
The couple were then attacked and money stolen. The man died from stab wounds. The couple, from the Ballymena area, were attacked and had money stolen. Mr Cheung died from stab wounds.
A 30-year-old man has been arrested during the early hours of Friday. A woman, aged 31, and a 29-year-old man arrested on Thursday remain in custody. Police have renewed their appeal for information. Two men and a woman remain in custody.
Police said they were not yet in a position to reveal the victim's name. A 30-year-old man was arrested early on Friday, while a 31-year-old woman and a 29-year-old man were arrested on Thursday.
His wife managed to raise the alarm at a nearby house after the attack. 'Anguished'
Det Ch Insp Eamonn Corrigan said police received a 999 call just after midnight on Thursday. Det Ch Insp Eamonn Corrigan said: "Mr Cheung was a well-liked and well known man who ran a Chinese restaurant in Randalstown."
"The woman had suffered wounds to her hands and head," he said. He said that while Mrs Cheung had been discharged from hospital, she was "understandably anguished following the murder of her husband".
"When police arrived at the scene a short time later, they discovered the body of her husband." After their car was forced off the road by two other vehicles, Mrs Cheung had managed to raise the alarm at a nearby house just after midnight on Thursday.
The woman underwent surgery but her injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. When police arrived at the scene a short time later, they discovered Mr Cheung's body. Police have said a hate crime is not suspected.
Mr Corrigan said the couple, who owned a restaurant in Randalstown, had been forced off the road by two other vehicles. The detective said: "I would appeal for information from the public, specifically anyone who saw vehicles moving along Caddy Road between 11:30pm on Wednesday night and 1pm on Thursday morning.
The detective said there was "no suspicion of a hate motivation".
"I would appeal for information from the public, specifically anyone who saw vehicles moving along Caddy Road between 11:30pm on Wednesday night and 1pm on Thursday morning.
"I am also interested in speaking with anyone who may have noticed a black Seat Toledo car, registration number OE62 FRF, in the Randalstown area from around 9pm to midnight on Wednesday 7 January.""I am also interested in speaking with anyone who may have noticed a black Seat Toledo car, registration number OE62 FRF, in the Randalstown area from around 9pm to midnight on Wednesday 7 January."
The Caddy Road has now been reopened following the murder.