Three arrested in NI murder investigation

Three men have been arrested in connection with a murder investigation in Co Antrim.

James McMahon, a Catholic, died as a result of serious head injuries he sustained when he was attacked in Lisburn on November 20.

The 21-year-old had been returning from a night out with two friends, when they were confronted by the River Lagan by three masked men, armed with baseball bats.

The arrests come just days after the North's Chief Constable, Hugh Orde, confirmed a sectarian motive was the main line of inquiry.