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Body examined in alley death case | |
(about 3 hours later) | |
A post mortem examination is being carried out on the body of a father-of two found dead in Larne, County Antrim. | |
It is thought the man, named locally as Kenny Nicholl, 28, was stabbed several times. Police said they were treating the death as suspicious. | |
His body was found in an alleyway between Herbert Avenue and Waterloo Road on Saturday night. | |
Larne UUP councillor Brian Dunn said the area was a close knit community and had been left in a state of shock. | 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. |
Larne Deputy Mayor Gerardine Mulvenna said she was stunned at the death and described it as a "terrible tragedy". | |
"This incident has sent shockwaves through the whole town," she said. | |
"Police are treating Kenneth's death as suspicious and I would appeal to anyone with information on the attack to contact them immediately." | |