PSNI detectives in the North have launched a murder investigation after the death of a man in Downpatrick.
He was found dead at around midday at an address in the Marian Park area this afternoon.
A 30-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder, and remains in police custody.
Police suspect this may be connected to a serious assault of a priest in the St Patrick’s Avenue area of Downpatrick earlier this morning.
The priest suffered a head wound and remains in hospital in a serious condition.
