Pair - a man and a woman in their 30s - due to appear in court charged with murdering Mark Dorrian in Newtownards

Two people have been charged with the murder of 50-year-old Mark Dorrian in Newtownards in Co Down on Boxing Day.

Mr Dorrian died in hospital after he was found unconscious with head injuries at a property in the West Street area of the town on Thursday.

A woman, 33, and a man, 36, will appear before a district judge on Monday charged with murder, police said.

A 58-year-old woman who had also been arrested in relation to Mr Dorrian's death was released unconditionally on Saturday.

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