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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.

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Man faces more questions over ex-partners' deaths

The craftsman is being questioned at Antrim police station over the deaths of the three women over the course of the past 11 years. Credit: Google Street View

Detectives in Northern Ireland have been given an additional 36 hours to question stone mason Leslie Ross about the deaths of three of his former girlfriends.

The 66-year-old was arrested yesterday morning in the rural town of Dromore and is being held at Antrim police station, where he is being quizzed by officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland's serious crime branch.

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