By Rebecca Black (Press Association)
A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of teenager Marian Beattie in 1973.
The 18-year-old’s body was found at the bottom of a quarry close to Aughnacloy on Saturday March 31 1973.
She had attended a charity dance nearby on the previous night.
A fresh appeal for information had been made in March.
On Thursday, a police spokesperson said detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Legacy Investigation Branch arrested a man in connection with the murder.
“The suspect, who is aged in his 70s, was arrested this morning and remains in custody at present,” they said.

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