The Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland has condemned the murder of a man in north Belfast.
Martin McGuinness of Sinn Féin has tweeted a call for the unreserved condemnation of the murder of Kevin Kearney. He has also insisted that society rejects those responsible.
The murder of Kevin Kearney in N.Belfast last night must be unreservedly condemned.Society rejects those responsible for this criminal act.
— Martin McGuinness (@M_McGuinness_SF) October 10, 2013
PSNI detectives launched a murder investigation after his body was found in a lake at Alexandra Park shortly after 3:30pm yesterday afternoon.
A dissident republican earlier claimed responsibility in an interview with the Irish News newspaper.
A post-mortem will be carried out later. The PSNI have appealed for anyone who was in Alexandra Park between 8:30 and 9:30am on Tuesday morning to contact them.
