While the cause of death has yet to be established and post-mortem examinations are to take place, police have said that they are not seeking anyone else in relation to the deaths.
The PSNI have launched a murder investigation after three bodies were discovered at a property in Ballymena this morning, 13th July.
Officers were called to the scene on the Old Cullybackey Road in the town at around 9am after the bodies of two females and a male were found.
While the cause of death has yet to be established and post-mortem examinations are to take place, police have said that they are not seeking anyone else in relation to the deaths.
Mid and East Antrim District Commander, Superintendent William Calderwood, said: “The bodies of a male and two females were discovered at a home on the Old Cullybackey Road at around 9 am this morning, Monday 13th July. “The cause of death has not yet been formally established, and post-mortem examinations will take place in due course. As such, it would be inappropriate to comment further at this time, and I would ask that the public avoid speculation. “However, I want to reassure the public that we do not believe that there is any ongoing risk, and at this stage we are not seeking anyone else in relation to the deaths. “Our thoughts this evening are very much with the family and friends of those who have died.”
Speaking to Belfast Live at the scene, North Antrim MP Jim Allister said that the tragedy occurred in a “very settled part of Ballymena.”
“Families have lived here for years, so the sense of shock that such a thing would happen here is palpable.
“For the day that’s in it, a lot of people are away coming back to discover what has happened, and it truly is very upsetting and very shocking, and our thoughts and prayers are with the relatives and friends of those who are now bereaved.”
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