Police investigate death of man (56) at house in Newry

Body of Rimantis Tamosiunas discovered in Catherine Street

The PSNI are investigating the death of a man in Newry, Co Down. File Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire
The PSNI are investigating the death of a man in Newry, Co Down. File Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man in Newry city.

The body of Rimantis Tamosiunas (56) was found inside a house on Catherine Street at about 8pm on Saturday.

A postmortem examination is due to take place to determine cause of death.

The senior investigating officer, Det Insp Jill Duffie said police were keen to trace the movements of Mr Tamosiunas in the hours leading up to his death.

She appealed for anyone with information to contact police.

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