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| Town is 'shocked' by alley death | Town is 'shocked' by alley death |
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| The County Antrim port town of Larne has been left in shock at the death of a father-of-two, a local councillor has said. | |
| The body of a man, named locally as Kenneth Nicholl, was found in an alleyway between Herbert Avenue and Waterloo Road on Saturday night. | The body of a man, named locally as Kenneth Nicholl, was found in an alleyway between Herbert Avenue and Waterloo Road on Saturday night. |
| Police are treating the death as suspicious. | Police are treating the death as suspicious. |
| Larne UUP councillor Brian Dunn said the area was a close knit community and had been left in a state of shock. | |
| "Generally Larne would be a fairly quiet place, we're not used to incidents like this," he said. | "Generally Larne would be a fairly quiet place, we're not used to incidents like this," he said. |
| It is understood Mr Nicholl was aged in his late 20s. | It is understood Mr Nicholl was aged in his late 20s. |
| The area where the body was found was cordoned off for forensic investigations. People living in the area believe he was stabbed. | The area where the body was found was cordoned off for forensic investigations. People living in the area believe he was stabbed. |
| However, police have not said how the man died. | However, police have not said how the man died. |
| William Stewart who knew him, said: "Any time ever I have met the fellow, he was very nice and a very friendly sort of a chap... I got on very well with him and a lot of other people did too. | William Stewart who knew him, said: "Any time ever I have met the fellow, he was very nice and a very friendly sort of a chap... I got on very well with him and a lot of other people did too. |
| "Nobody likes this to happen in their own home town." | "Nobody likes this to happen in their own home town." |