Murder probe in Co Down linked to earlier attack on priest

Police said they suspect it may be connected to the assault of a priest in a church on Sunday morning.

A man, 30, has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is in police custody.

A murder investigation has been launched into a man’s death that police said may be linked to a “brutal” attack on a priest in a church in Co Down.

Police received a report that a man was found dead at an address in the Marian Park area of Downpatrick at about 12pm on Sunday.