Alice Morrow murder probe: Detectives given extra time to quiz suspect

Detectives have been given extra time to question a 42-year-old man suspected of murdering Alice Morrow in East Belfast.
By The Newsroom
Published 12th Mar 2019, 16:52 BST
Updated 12th Mar 2019, 17:55 BST
Forensic experts at the scene in east Belfast where a murder investigation has been launched after a 53-year-old woman's body was found on Sunday night in the Whincroft Way area of the Braniel Estate. Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEyeForensic experts at the scene in east Belfast where a murder investigation has been launched after a 53-year-old woman's body was found on Sunday night in the Whincroft Way area of the Braniel Estate. Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye
Forensic experts at the scene in east Belfast where a murder investigation has been launched after a 53-year-old woman's body was found on Sunday night in the Whincroft Way area of the Braniel Estate. Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye

The body of 53-year-old Alice Morrow was discovered at a house in Whincroft Way in the Braniel estate on Sunday night.

Detectives from the PSNI’s major investigation team say they are treating her death as murder.

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They said a post mortem examination would be carried out “in due course”.

A police spokesperson said: “Detectives investigating the murder of 53 year old Alice Morrow, in East Belfast, have been granted an additional 36 hours, by a court, to question a 42-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of her murder.”

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