Two women and a man arrested on suspicion of murder following man’s death in Co Down

The man in his 50s was found unconscious in a residential property in the West Street area of the town in the early hours of Thursday

The three people are all being detained on suspicion of murder.
The three people are all being detained on suspicion of murder.

Detectives in Northern Ireland have launched a murder investigation following the death of a man in Newtownards, Co Down.

The man in his 50s was found unconscious in a residential property in the West Street area of the town in the early hours of Thursday.

He was later pronounced dead in hospital.

Two women, aged 58 and 33, were arrested at the scene while a man, aged 36, was arrested by PSNI officers at a nearby address later on Thursday.

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They are all being detained on suspicion of murder.