Man's body found alongside injured child in Co Tyrone
A murder investigation is underway in Dungannon, Co Tyrone, after a man was found dead and a young child was discovered seriously injured in a home. A teenage boy has been arrested in connection with the incident, which has left the local community in shock.
Why it matters
This is a significant local crime event involving a fatality and the injury of a minor, prompting a major police response.
A murder investigation is under way after a man was found dead next to a seriously injured young child in a house in Dungannon, Co Tyrone.
A teenage boy was arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder.
A woman is also believed to have been injured.
Emergency services arrived at the house on Lisnahull Road in the town shortly after 11am. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
It is understood the alarm was raised by a neighbour, who heard a woman inside the house screaming for help.
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