This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/northern_ireland/6407921.stm
The article has changed 11 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 3 | Version 4 |
|---|---|
| Police probe pensioner's murder | Police probe pensioner's murder |
| (10 minutes later) | |
| Detectives investigating the death of a pensioner in east Belfast have begun a murder inquiry. | Detectives investigating the death of a pensioner in east Belfast have begun a murder inquiry. |
| The body of 92-year-old Charles Steed was discovered at a house in Canberra Park in Dundonald on Monday. He had suffered severe head injuries. | |
| Police had previously been treating the death as suspicious but following a post mortem examination they announced on Thursday that he had been murdered. | Police had previously been treating the death as suspicious but following a post mortem examination they announced on Thursday that he had been murdered. |
| Lead investigating officer Jeff Smyth appealed for the public's help. | Lead investigating officer Jeff Smyth appealed for the public's help. |
| "There is no sign of a struggle in Charlie Steed's house," he said. | "There is no sign of a struggle in Charlie Steed's house," he said. |
| "There is no sign of a break-in at the house, which in itself is suspicious to the police service." | "There is no sign of a break-in at the house, which in itself is suspicious to the police service." |