Police in the North have re-arrested a man and a woman on suspicion of the murder of County Down man Pat McCormick.

The father-of-four’s body was found at a lake near Ballygowan on Tuesday.

The 55-year-old was last seen in the town of Comber near Newtownards on May 30th.

Detectives believe he was killed shortly after going under an archway leading off Castle Street towards an apartment complex.

This morning, a 26-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman were arrested in the comber area.

They are being questioned by detectives at the Musgrave Serious Crime Suite.

The pair were previously arrested on June 3rd and were released on bail pending further enquiries.