Police Appeal for Information following Crossmaglen Death

PSNI Detectives are seeking information about the death of a man in Crossmaglen, Co. Armagh. The dead man was found with head injuries and police are working to establish how the man came to sustain those injuries. The man is aged in his forties. He was found lying on Blaney Road at about 5am on Sunday (23rd August, 2020).

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PSNI Detectives are investigating the circumstances of the death of a man in Crossmaglen on Sunday morning (23rd August). 

Police received a report just after 5am about a man who had been discovered lying on the Blaney Road with head injuries. Emergency Services attended the scene. The man was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.

Detective Inspector Michael Winters said: "We are working to establish how the man, who is aged in his forties, came to sustain his injuries. We have made a number of enquiries to date and we would appeal to anyone who has information to please get in touch. In particular, we would strongly urge the driver and any passenger/s of a dark-coloured car that is reported to have been at the scene at around 4.40am to call us. We would also encourage anyone who may have been travelling on this road between midnight and 5am to check their dash cam footage."