Man dies from burn injuries

A man died today after being found with extensive burns in woods in Co Down.

The 43-year-old died in hospital several hours after being discovered in a wooded area of Bangor, known locally as Nicky’s Tomb.

Police said they were treating his death as suspicious.

A post-mortem examination is to be carried out tomorrow.

A PSNI spokeswoman said a murder investigation had not yet been mounted but the death was being treated as “suspicious”.

The name of the dead man has not been released by police.