Man held over women's deaths
Police have been given an additional 36 hours to question a 66-year-old man about the deaths of three of his former girlfriends who all died in suspicious circumstances in a rural town in Northern Ireland.
Craftsman Leslie Ross quizzed over women's deaths
The man being questioned tonight about the suspicious deaths of three of his former girlfriends in a rural town in Northern Ireland has been identified as stone mason Leslie Ross.
The 66-year-old, from Meganlis Park not far from Dromore's town square, has been confirmed as the man who was arrested last year in the wake of the death of Michelle Bickerstaff. He was later released unconditionally.
Ms Bickerstaff's death in April last year followed the deaths of Margaret Weise in August 2007 and Lily McKee in December 2002.
Today's arrest of Ross came after detectives carried out a review of the three separate cases.
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