Police granted extra 36 hours to interview Bobby McKee murder suspect

Mr McKee, who was 69-years-old, was pronounced dead after his body was located in a property in the Newcastle Road area on Thursday afternoon, 21st March when officers attended, following a report of a concern for safety for a couple.

In a statement issued yesterday, Detective Chief Inspector Anthony Kelly said: “Mr McKee’s wife, who is also aged in her 60s, was found inside the house with serious head injuries. She remains in hospital in a stable condition.

“Enquiries are ongoing in order to determine exactly what has happened. However, at this time, we are not treating this as a firearms-related report.”

A cordon remained in place yesterday evening, Friday, March 22, as police worked to establish the circumstances of what happened.

"We would encourage members of the public not to speculate but rather, to contact us on 101, quoting reference 739 21/03/24 if they have any information which could assist our investigation,” added DCI Kelly.

“Our thoughts continue to be with Mr McKee’s family and they have our full sympathy as they try to come to terms with what has happened.”

Reports can be submitted online using our non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/

You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/