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Murder investigation after man shot dead in Antrim

David Hugh Murphy was found by a friend in the property on the outskirts of Ballymena
David Hugh Murphy was found by a friend in the property on the outskirts of Ballymena

An investigation is under way into the murder of man at his home in Co Antrim.

David Hugh Murphy was found by a friend in the property on the outskirts of Ballymena yesterday afternoon.

Mr Murphy, who was 52, was known to police.

Police began a murder investigation last night and forensic investigators have been examining the house in Church Road, Glenwherry.

One line of investigation is that there may a loyalist paramilitary link to the murder.

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