A murder inquiry begins in Kilkeel after a man in his 60s was found dead, coinciding with the arrest of two men in a separate, unsolved murder case from 1984 in East Finchley.
In Kilkeel, County Down, a murder investigation is underway following the death of a man in his 60s, with a woman also seriously wounded in the incident. Authorities discovered the body of the deceased man in the Newcastle Road area, leading to the arrest of a 25-year-old man on charges of murder and attempted murder. The woman involved has been hospitalized and remains in stable condition. Detective Chief Inspector Anthony Kelly, emphasizing that the case is not related to firearms, urged for public cooperation as investigations progress. The local community, deeply impacted by the tragedy, has been asked to refrain from speculation while the investigation continues.
Meanwhile, in a separate case, the Metropolitan Police announced the arrest of two men, aged 56 and 57, in connection with the unsolved 1984 murder of Anthony Littler in East Finchley. Littler, a Customs and Excise officer, was discovered with fatal head injuries in an alleyway near East Finchley Tube station. Despite extensive initial inquiries, the case went cold. The reinvigorated investigation seeks to uncover the motive and identify the attackers, with special interest in a near-simultaneous attack and an anonymous tip-off linked to the case. The family of Anthony Littler has expressed hope for closure as new efforts are made to solve the decades-old murder.
