Police treating Belfast city centre death as murder

Police are treating the death of a 31-year-old man following an incident in Belfast City Centre early this morning as murder.
By The Newsroom
Published 2nd Apr 2017, 13:10 BST
Updated 9th May 2017, 20:30 BST
Press Eye Belfast - Northern Ireland 2nd April 2017 Police at the scene on the junction of Waring Street and Donegall Street in Belfast City Centre where an incident in the early hours of Sunday morning resulted in a 31-year-old man dying in hospital. A 31-year-old man was arrested at the scene with the police treating it as murder. Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye.comPress Eye Belfast - Northern Ireland 2nd April 2017 Police at the scene on the junction of Waring Street and Donegall Street in Belfast City Centre where an incident in the early hours of Sunday morning resulted in a 31-year-old man dying in hospital. A 31-year-old man was arrested at the scene with the police treating it as murder. Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye.com
Press Eye Belfast - Northern Ireland 2nd April 2017 Police at the scene on the junction of Waring Street and Donegall Street in Belfast City Centre where an incident in the early hours of Sunday morning resulted in a 31-year-old man dying in hospital. A 31-year-old man was arrested at the scene with the police treating it as murder. Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye.com

A PSNI spokesperson said: “The male passed away in hospital from injuries sustained in an altercation in the Donegall Street area shortly before 1am.

“A 30 year old man was arrested at the scene and he remains in police custody at this time.”

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Detective Chief Inspector Geoffrey Boyce is leading the investigation. He said: “We are aware that there would have been quite a number of people in the Donegall Street area at the time that this incident occurred and we are keen to speak with as many witnesses and passers-by as possible.

“The investigation team can be contacted by calling 101 quoting reference 94 02/04/17.”

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