Police hunting missing Tyrone man arrest 50-year-old on suspicion of murder

Damien Heagney, 47, was last seen at the end of December last year in the nearby Dromore area.

Undated handout photo issued by Police Service of Northern Ireland of Damien Heagney. A murder investigation has been launched into the disappearance of the 47-year-old from Cookstown, Co Tyrone, the PSNI said. 

A murder investigation has been launched into the disappearance of a man who was last seen in December.

Detectives investigating the disappearance of Damien Heagney, from Cookstown, Co Tyrone, have arrested a 50-year-old man on suspicion of murder following the search of a property in the Cookstown area.