Overview
- Detectives opened a murder investigation after 51-year-old Nicholas “Nicky” Gordon died following a serious assault in an East Belfast apartment.
- Police say several intruders forced entry to a Holywood Road apartment and attacked the victim, with the assault believed to have happened around 4:45am Tuesday.
- Officers received a report at about 8:25am Tuesday, and emergency crews took Mr. Gordon to hospital for treatment.
- A 24-year-old man and a 49-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of aggravated burglary with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and later released on bail.
- The PSNI Major Investigation Team released Mr. Gordon’s image and asked residents to submit CCTV, dash-cam, or doorbell footage through a new online portal to aid the search for others involved.