Man released in Holywood murder probe

A 53-year-old man arrested as part of the investigation into the death of a man in Holywood on June 5 has been released unconditionally.

A PSNI spokesman said a post mortem examination was carried out and the death is no longer being treated as suspicious.

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The man who died has been named locally as Paul Gordon, a Stormont Assembly worker, who was believed to be in his

mid-40s.

Mr Gordon, who was found in a house in a rural area south of Holywood, north Down, had been involved with

Administrative work in the Stormont’s Assembly’s finance branch, dealing with matters such as MLAs’ expenses and salaries.

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