Police believe Portrush victim was drinking with attacker before his death

Detective Chief Inspector Neil McGuinness gives an update on the investigation into the murder of Paul Rowlands (Rebecca Black/PA)

A man who was allegedly murdered in Portrush is believed to have been drinking with his attacker in the hours before his death, police have said.

The victim has been named as 46-year-old Paul Rowlands, a father-of-five and grandfather from the Cambridge area who had been staying in Co Antrim.