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28th Dec 2014

Twelve Year Old Boy Among Those Arrested In Connection With Belfast Murder

The incident took place on Christmas Eve.

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A twelve-year-old boy is among four people who have been arrested in connection with the murder of a 41-year-old man in Belfast on Christmas Eve.

The boy and a 17-year-old were arrested in the east of the city today, with a 21-year-old man and 24-year-old woman taken into custody on Saturday.

Matthew Goddard was beaten to death with an electric guitar at his home and police are understood to be investigating whether there was a drugs link to his death.

Searches are currently being carried out by the PSNI in Belfast as part of the investigation.