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Man found dead in car boot killed in 'frenzied attack' | |
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A man whose body was discovered in the boot of a car in south Belfast was stabbed to death in a "frenzied attack", police have said. | |
The body of Kyle Neil, 23, from north Belfast, was discovered at Windsor Road, off the Lisburn Road, on Sunday. | |
A man and a woman in their 20s have been arrested on suspicion of murder. | |
Police say Mr Neill, a father of a three-year-old daughter, was at a party in Comber in County Down on Saturday night. | |
They believe he was murdered after the party at Church Gate apartments on Mill Street in the town. | |
His body was then placed in boot of in a blue Ford Fiesta before being driven to Island Hill car park on the shore of Strangford Lough and then on to Windsor Road. | |
Mr Neill's body was found at around 07.30 BST on Sunday morning after a member of the public contacted police. | |
A man, aged 26, and a woman, aged 25, were arrested at Windsor Road and remain in custody. | |
Det Chief Insp John McVea confirmed that a knife was used in the attack, which is not being linked to paramilitary activity. | |
"We are following a number of definite lines of enquiry. A post mortem examination is due to take place but I can confirm that Mr Neil had been stabbed," he said. | |
"I am appealing for information about Mr Neil's movements on Saturday, and the movements of the blue Ford Fiesta car in which his body was found, between the hours of 02:00 and 07:00 BST on Sunday morning." | |
Police investigators have now left the scene at Windsor Road and the car that Mr Neill's body was discovered in has been removed. | |
Mr McVea said police are appealing to anyone who saw Mr Neil on Saturday in Comber to come forward. | |
He also appealed for information about the car Mr Neil's body was found in. | |
"I also want to speak to anyone who saw the blue Ford Fiesta car, registration number HJZ 2135, between the hours of 02:00 and 07:00 BST on Sunday morning in the Comber area," he said. | |
"Possibly at the Island Hill tourist amenity car park on the shore of Strangford Lough between Comber and Newtownards and anywhere between Comber and Windsor Road in south Belfast." | |
Local resident Conaire Lynch said he and his housemates were shocked by the discovery close to their home and now feel unsafe in the area. | |
"We walk up and down this street every day to get our shopping, and the thought that something like this could happen on our street is very scary," he said. |