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.
Stone mason continues to be quizzed over three deaths
A stone mason continues to be held over the suspicious deaths of three of his former girlfriends in a rural town in Northern Ireland.
Leslie Ross, 66, from Dromore, Co Down, was detained in the quiet market town in connection with the three fatal incidents over a 10-year period.
Michelle Bickerstaff, 47, died in April last year; Margaret Weise, 50, in August 2007 and Lily McKee, 52, in December 2002.
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