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Man arrested under suspicion of pensioner’s murder

Man arrested under suspicion of pensioner’s murder

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PACEMAKER A white police cord surrounds a block of floors in SELLOINEY Park on the Lisnahull estate in Dungannon. It is a U - -shaped two -story building with gray rendering and pink tile panels that surround their white windows. A blue and yellow police vehicle is parked in front of the cordon.Pacemaker

The man died after they found him seriously injured in a block of floors in Correiney Park on the Lisnahull farm on Thursday

A 30 -year -old man was arrested under suspicion of the murder of an old man in Dungannon, Tyrone County.

The victim, about 70 years old, was found with following serious injuries An assault on an apartment in the Loaf Park area on Thursday night.

Emergency services were sent to the incident at the Linhull farm, but the man died on the scene.

The arrested man remains in police custody.

Detch Insp Kerrie Foreman said: “Our officers remain on the scene today, while we continue working to establish the complete circumstances that led to this meaningless attack.

“I am appealing to anyone who believes that it can have information that could help us with our research to contact us.”

The attack occurred in a block of floors on the edge of the Linnahull farm around 20:00 GMT on Thursday.

Victim remembered as ‘a gentleman’

A collection of glass flashlights, candles, straps and a small wooden cross that were left near the block of floors where a man died after an assault in Dungannon. The floors are at the bottom and a white police cordon surrounds the building

The mourners left candles and other taxes outside the block of floors where the man died

The Northern Ireland ambulance service said he received a call on the incident at 20:13 GMT.

He sent a quick response paramedic, two emergency equipment and an advanced paramedic to the scene.

The Northern Ireland Police Service (PSNI) confirmed that they were treating their death as murder on Friday.

Supt Peter Stevenson said the victim “was seriously injured on the floor of the living room of the property.”

Later that night, More than 100 people attended a vigil Near the block of floors where man lived.

The mourners attending a vigil for the victim at the Linnahull farm on Friday night. A large multitude of people are stopped together for the ceremony, many with hands together in prayer. Several candles lit on a pavement in front of them are placed. The front of a parked police vehicle is partially visible in the foreground.

A large multitude of mourners gathered for vigil at the Linnahull farm on Friday

His friends and neighbors left flowers and candles near the assault scene, while prayers were also said.

Matthew Kozowski, who attended the vigil, said he had met the victim for more than 16 years and described him as a “gentleman.”

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