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Newry: Murder inquiry after deaths of man, woman and girl
Police investigating three deaths in Newry, County Down, have begun a murder inquiry but are "not currently seeking anyone else" in the investigation.
The bodies of a man, a woman and a teenage girl were found when officers "forced entry" to a flat in the city.
Det Supt Jason Murphy said police went to the flat after a relative reported concerns that they had not been in contact with a family member for days.
He added that police did not yet know how the three people died.
The bodies were discovered in the flat in Glin Ree Court off Downshire Road at about 11:00 GMT on Thursday.
Mr Murphy told reporters the girl was aged about 15, the woman was aged about 37 and the man was about 38.
They have not yet been formally identified and their nationalities have not been confirmed.
Mr Murphy said the investigation was still at a very early stage and police "have no defined cause of death for those individuals".
However, he said he was satisfied to start a murder inquiry.
"At this stage, I don't believe that anybody else was involved in the deaths of those three individuals," he said.
"I am not currently seeking anyone else in connection with their deaths."
Speaking earlier, SDLP MLA Justin McNulty told BBC News NI: "A dark cloud is hanging over this area today and it's really sad.
"Police did tell me that the circumstances were suspicious and above that I don't know any more information.
"Regardless of what the circumstances are, it's really shocking news."
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) MLA William Irwin: "This is an awful tragedy and I understand police have commenced investigations into this very concerning discovery."
Sinn Féin councillor Charlie Casey said the community in the area was in shock.
"I would encourage anyone with information on this incident to bring it forward to the PSNI," he added.
Murder inquiry after three deaths in flat
Police investigating three deaths in Newry, County Down, have begun a murder inquiry but are "not currently seeking anyone else" in the investigation.
The bodies of a man, a woman and a teenage girl were found when officers "forced entry" to a flat in the city.
Det Supt Jason Murphy said police went to the flat after a relative reported concerns that they had not been in contact with a family member for days.
He added that police did not yet know how the three people died.
The bodies were discovered in the flat in Glin Ree Court off Downshire Road at about 11:00 GMT on Thursday.
Mr Murphy told reporters the girl was aged about 15, the woman was aged about 37 and the man was about 38.
They have not yet been formally identified and their nationalities have not been confirmed.
Mr Murphy said the investigation was still at a very early stage and police "have no defined cause of death for those individuals".
However, he said he was satisfied to start a murder inquiry.
"At this stage, I don't believe that anybody else was involved in the deaths of those three individuals," he said.
"I am not currently seeking anyone else in connection with their deaths."
Speaking earlier, SDLP MLA Justin McNulty told BBC News NI: "A dark cloud is hanging over this area today and it's really sad.
"Police did tell me that the circumstances were suspicious and above that I don't know any more information.
"Regardless of what the circumstances are, it's really shocking news."
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) MLA William Irwin: "This is an awful tragedy and I understand police have commenced investigations into this very concerning discovery."
Sinn Féin councillor Charlie Casey said the community in the area was in shock.
"I would encourage anyone with information on this incident to bring it forward to the PSNI," he added.
Murder inquiry after three deaths in flat
