Detectives from the Serious Crime Major Investigation Team investigating the murder of Robbie Lawlor in North Belfast on April 4, 2020 have been granted an additional 36 hours to question a 45-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder.

The man had been arrested on December 8.

A statement from the PSNI earlier said that 36-year-old Robbie Lawlor had been shot dead outside a house in Etna Drive at around 11.50am.

The PSNI statement added that the suspect has been taken to Musgrave Police station for questioning.

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