Extension given to question man in murder investigation

A photo taken from the opposite side of a road showing a parked police car outside a row of semi-detached, red brick houses in north Belfast. Three uniformed officers are standing with their backs to the camera. A red car is also parked blocking the driveway of the house. A cordon is placed along the bottom and mid-way up the driveway of the house.

Forensic teams were at the scene in north Belfast on Tuesday

The police have been granted an additional 36 hours to question a man arrested on suspicion of murder in north Belfast.

The 31-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday after the death of Marie Green, who was 71.

Ms Green was pronounced dead at the scene on the Shore Road in the early of Tuesday morning.

A cordon is in place at the front of the property on the Shore Road which is close to the junction with Donegall Park Avenue.

'Lovely lady'

Red brick semi-detached houses. A police cordon is in place at the drive on a house at the right hand side of the picture. In the foreground is a police car and three police officers are standing outside the cordon. There is also a red car in front of the house with the cordon.

Residents and business owners near the Shore Road have said Marie Green was a lovely lady.

North Belfast Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) assembly member Phillip Brett said there is "massive shock and sadness" amongst the community following the incident, adding that it was "absolutely heartbreaking".

Alliance MLA Nuala McAllister said it was a "horrifying incident".

"I want to express my deepest sympathies to the family and loved ones of the victim," she added.

"The local community is in immense shock, but I have no doubt they will come together to support the family during what will be such a distressing time.

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