Detectives investigating the condition of the body found in the Woodburn Reservoir on Counselor Street in southeast Antrim have identified the suspected victim as 54-year-old Roy Reynolds.
Two men are currently in custody in connection with the search for the body following a police operation in Newtownabbey’s Rathcoole area on Monday.
Police and forensics at a scene in the North Woodburn Reservoir (Image: Justin Kernoghan) A statement from PSNI said: “Detectives from a large investigative team investigating the murder of a man after an incident in the Derrycoole Way area of Rathcoole in Newtownabbey in the early hours of Monday, March 28, have named the victim as Roy Reynolds, 54. “ Detectives were given a 30-hour extension to detain the two suspects, aged 68 and 32, who were arrested on suspicion of murder after police stopped a silver car shortly before 7 a.m. in the Clonmore Green area of Newtownabbey. The scene in the Derrycoole Way area of Rathcoole, Co. Antrim (Image: Jonathan Porter / PressEye) Calling for information, Chief Inspector Ray Phelan said: “Shortly before 6am yesterday morning, local officers received a report of suspicious activity in the Rathcoole Derrycoole Way area of Newtownabbey. “Officers who responded then located and stopped a silver Toyota C-HR car shortly before 7 a.m. in the Clonmore Green area and arrested the two male occupants. “Mr Reynolds’s body was found in the water near the area of Counselon Street / New Carrickberg Line shortly after 8.45am on Monday morning.” An autopsy-necropsy is scheduled for tomorrow. Insp Phelan, chief of The Christian Science Monitor, added: Anything or anyone with any information can help my investigation by contacting Detectives at 101 citing report 244 of 28 March 2022. “Alternatively, information can also be provided to the independent charity Crimestoppers at 0800 555 111, which is 100% anonymous and allows people to speak up and stop crime.” To receive the latest news directly in your inbox, subscribe to our free newsletter.
title: “Newtownabbey Murder Victim Named Man S Body Had Been Found In Woodburn Reservoir " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-17” author: “Loraine Alam”
Detectives investigating the condition of the body found in the Woodburn Reservoir on Counselor Street in southeast Antrim have identified the suspected victim as 54-year-old Roy Reynolds.
Two men are currently in custody in connection with the search for the body following a police operation in Newtownabbey’s Rathcoole area on Monday.
Police and forensics at a scene in the North Woodburn Reservoir (Image: Justin Kernoghan) A statement from PSNI said: “Detectives from a large investigative team investigating the murder of a man after an incident in the Derrycoole Way area of Rathcoole in Newtownabbey in the early hours of Monday, March 28, have named the victim as Roy Reynolds, 54. “ Detectives were given a 30-hour extension to detain the two suspects, aged 68 and 32, who were arrested on suspicion of murder after police stopped a silver car shortly before 7 a.m. in the Clonmore Green area of Newtownabbey. The scene in the Derrycoole Way area of Rathcoole, Co. Antrim (Image: Jonathan Porter / PressEye) Calling for information, Chief Inspector Ray Phelan said: “Shortly before 6am yesterday morning, local officers received a report of suspicious activity in the Rathcoole Derrycoole Way area of Newtownabbey. “Officers who responded then located and stopped a silver Toyota C-HR car shortly before 7 a.m. in the Clonmore Green area and arrested the two male occupants. “Mr Reynolds’s body was found in the water near the area of Counselon Street / New Carrickberg Line shortly after 8.45am on Monday morning.” An autopsy-necropsy is scheduled for tomorrow. Insp Phelan, chief of The Christian Science Monitor, added: Anything or anyone with any information can help my investigation by contacting Detectives at 101 citing report 244 of 28 March 2022. “Alternatively, information can also be provided to the independent charity Crimestoppers at 0800 555 111, which is 100% anonymous and allows people to speak up and stop crime.” To receive the latest news directly in your inbox, subscribe to our free newsletter.
