'˜Full house' at funeral of murder victim Anthony McErlain

Murder victim Anthony McErlain has been buried, 11 days after his body was discovered.

By The Newsroom

Published 8th Feb 2016, 17:39 BST

Updated 17th Feb 2016, 06:23 BST

Mr McErlain, aged 48, was found dead at a house in the north Antrim town of Ballycastle on January 28.

His funeral service was held at St Patrick’s and St Brigid’s Catholic Church in the town at noon on Monday.

It was, said former SDLP councillor for the area Donal Cunningham, a simple service of remembrance for his life which was conducted before “a full house” of mourners.

“It was very big,” he said. “He’s from a large family and has a large number of contacts throughout north Antrim.”

He said that the town remain “in shock” over the killing.

He was buried afterwards in the adjoining cemetery.