Ballymoney murder post-mortem findings not released
Although a post-mortem has been completed into the murder of a man in Ballymoney, police have declined to release its findings.
Detectives said Brian McIlhagga, 42, suffered “a vicious, brutal and sustained attack” by a gang of masked man at Riverview Park on Monday night after which he was dragged outside a house he was visiting and shot in the leg.
A PSNI spokeswoman said on Wednesday that police were “not in a position to disclose the results of the post-mortem” so as to clarify the precise cause of death.
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Hide AdNorth Antrim MP Ian Paisley said that he was “disgusted at this brutal murder”.
He added: “I would also express my concerns to the family of this man and express my sympathies to the family circle following this terrible and brutal murder.”