A man in his 70s, arrested following the brutal murder more than 50 years ago of a Co Armagh teenager, has been released on bail pending further enquiries.

Marian Beattie, from Portadown, was killed following a dance she attended with her brother in a hall near Aughnacloy, Co Tryone in 1973. She was just 18 years old.

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Marian Beattie, from Portadown, Co Armagh, who was brutally murdered after she attended a charity dance in Aughnacloy, Co Tyrone. She was just 18 years old.

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The PSNI said the suspect, who is in his 70s, had been arrested on Thursday morning by the PSNI’s Legacy Investigation Branch in relation to her murder.

In the latest statement a PSNI spokesperson said: “A man arrested by PSNI Legacy Investigation Branch detectives investigating the 1973 murder of Marian Beattie has been released on bail following questioning to allow for further police enquiries.”

Previously police said: "18 year old Marian’s body was found at the bottom of a quarry near Aughnacloy on the morning of Saturday 31 March 1973, hours after she had attended a charity dance nearby.”