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Police confirm that body recovered was Robert Holmes

A body recovered in Newtownabbey has been confirmed as that of missing north Belfast man Robert Holmes.
A body recovered in Newtownabbey has been confirmed as that of missing north Belfast man Robert Holmes. A body recovered in Newtownabbey has been confirmed as that of missing north Belfast man Robert Holmes.

Police have confirmed that a body recovered from the Three Mile Water area of Newtownabbey yesterday was that of the missing north Belfast man Robert Holmes.

Mr Holmes (42) had been reported missing since Wednesday October 17 and his family had appealed for information about his whereabouts.

Police say they are not treating the death of the father of three as suspicious at this time.