Man in court on murder charge

A 43-year-old man has been remanded in custody in connection with the death of a man on Sunday.

Newtownards Magistrate's Court heard on Tuesday that Desmond Reid Graham of Abbot Link denied the murder of 51-year-old Hugh McKibben.

Mr McKibben of Main Street in Carrowdore, County Down, died in a stabbing incident in Newtownards.

Police said there was a disturbance at a house at Inisharoan Court shortly before midnight on Sunday.

Three of the four people arrested after the killing were released on police bail on Tuesday.