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Ronald Reid PSNI
ronald reid

One arrest after man found dead in his flat on Christmas Eve

A 36-year-old man has been arrested by PSNI detectives.

Updated 7.36pm

A MAN HAS been released without charge after he was arrested by police in Northern Ireland investigating the death of a man found dead in his flat on Christmas Eve.

The 36-year-old was today arrested on suspicion of manslaughter.

Ronald Reid (63) was found dead in his apartment on Donaghadee Road, Bangor, last month.

Detective Chief Inspector Justyn Galloway said:

The suspect was arrested in the Downpatrick area this morning and is being questioned at Bangor police station.

He has since been released with a report pending to the Public Prosecutions Service.

PSNI detectives had been treating Reid’s death as suspicious, and conducted a number of appeals and searches of the area surrounding the apartments.

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