Three held over fatal Belfast stabbing

Police in Belfast are continuing to question two men and a woman about the fatal stabbing of a man on the outskirts of the city…

Police in Belfast are continuing to question two men and a woman about the fatal stabbing of a man on the outskirts of the city at the weekend.

A man and a women were arrested today for questioning about the stabbing of 22-year-old Ciaran Irvine.

He was killed after an Easter party at a block of flats in the Twinbrook estate on the edge of west Belfast.

Mr Irvine, who was single and a plasterer by trade, was discovered early yesterday at Juniper Row.

Another man arrested after the incident also remains in police custody.

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