Man found dead outside house victim of ‘brutal and sustained attack’, police say

The scene at Slievenabrock Avenue, Newcastle, Co. Down, where 84-year-old Sean Small was found murdered on Sunday (Jonathan McCambridge/PA) - (PA)

A man who was found dead outside his home in Co Down was the victim of a “brutal and sustained” attack, police have said.

Detectives have said they are keeping an open mind in relation to the attack on Sean Small, 84, who was found outside the property on Slievenabrock Avenue in Newcastle late on Sunday night.