Alliance Councillor John Hyland has appealed for information after the discovery of a man’s body, outside his home in Ballymena.

A murder investigation has been launched, following the discovery of Victor Hamilton (63), found dead in the driveway of his house in Orkney Drive at about 07:50am on Wednesday.

“This is a horrifying discovery and my sympathies are with the loved ones of Mr Hamilton. The whole community are in a state of shock,” said Councillor Hyland.

“I would appeal for anyone with information on this matter to contact police on 101 quoting reference 273 of 27/07/22, so those involved can be brought to justice.”