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Police say they have launched a murder inquiry after the body of "a male" was discovered in County Derry/Londonderry on Monday afternoon.
The body was found "at a residential property" in the Sandy Braes area of Magherafelt.
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
The PSNI has not given the age of the deceased, or said if he was an adult or a child.
However, local representatives say the person is a man "in his late 50s or early 60s."
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Detectives from the PSNI Major Investigation Team have launched a murder investigation after the body of a male was discovered in Magherafelt this afternoon. A man's been arrested.
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Detective Chief Inspector Raymond Phelan said: “Just after 12.30 this afternoon, 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.
“My investigation is at a very early stage and I would appeal to anyone who was in the Sandy Braes area in recent days and who witnessed anything to contact Detectives on 101 quoting reference 944 of 18/10/21.”
Police have arrested a man and launched a murder investigation following the discovery of a man’s body around lunchtime today at a house in Sandy Braes on the outskirts of Magherafelt in south County Derry/Londonderry.
— Q Radio News (@qnewsdesk) October 18, 2021
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