Man arrested on suspicion of murder after body found in Armagh

Police were responding to a report of an incident at a residential property

A murder investigation has been launched following the discovery of a body in Co Armagh.

The body of a man was found on Wednesday afternoon at a residential property in the Whitesides Hill area of Portadown.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder.

A Police Service of Northern Ireland spokesperson said: "Just after 12.07pm this afternoon, police responding to the report of an incident, located the body of a deceased male at a residential property in the Whitesides Hill area of Portadown."

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They described the investigation as at an early stage, and have appealed for anyone with information about the incident to speak to detectives on 101 quoting reference 773 of 27/10/21. - PA