A bottle attack on a priest before mass may be linked to a nearby murder, police have said.
Police received a report that a man was found dead at an address in the Marian Park area of Downpatrick at about 12pm on Sunday.
A man, 30, has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is in police custody.
Earlier today a priest was rushed to hospital after he was 'bottled by a man who walked into church before mass'.
Father John Murray was hit on the head at St Patrick's Church in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, today.
