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Three family members found dead in Ballymena home
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Three family members found dead in Ballymena home
Three people who were related were found dead inside a family home in County Antrim on Monday morning.
- Police confirmed they were found in a house on Old Cullybackey Road in Ballymena shortly before 11:00 BST.
- A police spokesperson said an investigation has launched but there is no ongoing risk to the public.
- North Antrim MP Jim Allister said the deaths had caused great shock in the community.
- Sinn Féin assembly member Philip McGuigan said speculation about what happened was not helpful.
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Vigil set for Ballymena after three found dead in suspected double murder-suicide
A community vigil will be held Wednesday evening for three victims found dead in a house on Cullybackey Road, in what police describe as a suspected double murder and suicide.
- Three people — a 41-year-old man, a 39-year-old woman, and an eight-year-old girl — were found dead at a house in Ballymena on Monday morning.
- Police said they are not seeking anyone else in connection with the deaths and are working on a hypothesis of a double murder followed by a sudden death.
- A vigil will be held at the Braid Arts Centre at 18:30 BST on Wednesday.
- Prayers were said for the family during a service at All Saints Catholic Church on Wednesday morning.
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