Officer who died after being injured in Belfast bomb attack may have had heart attack

A prison officer who died after he was injured in a bomb attack in Belfast may have had a heart attack, his colleagues said.

Adrian Ismay, 52, was hurt after a booby-trapped bomb exploded under the van he was driving on March 4. Dissident republican group the New IRA claimed responsibility.

He was said to be recovering well from surgery for severe leg injuries but was taken back into hospital yesterday morning and died. Police will have to await medical evidence before confirming whether his death will be treated as murder.