The latest death in Newcastle brings NI’s murder total to 12 so far in 2025
Police at the scene of a murder in the Slievenabrock Avenue area of Newcastle on August 25th 2025 (Photo by Kevin Scott)
The death of a man in Newcastle brings the number of people murdered in Northern Ireland in the past nine weeks to nine, with twelve people murdered so far this year.
In the latest incident, 84-year-old pensioner Sean Small was found dead in his Newcastle home on Sunday night. The PSNI says that he was last seen alive on the 19th August.
The week before, a west Belfast father was stabbed to death in his home. Named locally as Shane Lowry, the 32-year-old’s brother has been charged with the killing.
The murders have affected a range of areas across Northern Ireland, and victims have included men, women and children – the youngest victim a 13-year-old girl.
With the latest information and to analyse the events of recent weeks, Ciarán Dunbar is joined by the Belfast Telegraph’s Liam Tunney and our Crime Correspondent, Allison Morris.
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