Police begin murder inquiry after man’s body found in Derry house

Detectives in Northern Ireland have begun a murder investigation after a man's body was found in a house in Co Derry on Monday afternoon.

Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Detective Chief Inspector Raymond Phelan said that just after 12.30pm "police received a report that the body of a deceased male had been found at a residential property in the Sandy Braes area of Magherafelt.

“Police attended and a man has been arrested nearby on suspicion of murder.”

He said the investigation was at an early stage and he appealed to anyone who had been in the Sandy Braes area and who witnessed anything to contact police on the non-emergency number 101. –PA