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Name of Portadown murder victim released by police

PSNI A picture of a man standing outside in front of a water feature. He has short hair and is wearing a white shirt under a brown jacket and jeans. His hands are behind his back.PSNI
Rolandas Kvederis, 49, was found dead at a property in Ranfurley Road

Police have released the name of the man who was murdered in Portadown on Thursday.

Rolandas Kvederis, 49, was pronounced dead at the scene after emergency services attended a property in Ranfurley Road.

They had received a report at about 23:00 GMT that a man was injured following an altercation at the property in the County Armagh town.

Two men in their 50s have been arrested on suspicion of murder and remain in police custody.

Police are appealing for anyone with information to contact them.

Portadown DUP councillor Kyle Moutray previously told BBC News NI the murder came as a "huge shock" to everyone in the area.

"This is a tragedy," he said, adding that it's "a close knit community".

"We're in close proximity to a primary school. There's a lot of elderly people here, a lot of younger families. They've obviously been very unnerved by this news."