{"id":459124,"date":"2026-03-05T15:37:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T15:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/459124\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T15:37:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T15:37:11","slug":"lisa-dorrian-murder-investigation-sees-psni-make-fourth-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/459124\/","title":{"rendered":"Lisa Dorrian murder investigation sees PSNI make fourth arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 48-year-old man was arrested on Thursday morning<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/13442347_1719276468337745_146332135556711368_n.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Lisa Dorrian was killed and disappeared in 2005\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Lisa Dorrian was killed and disappeared in 2005(Image: Dorrian family )<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Police investigating the disappearance and murder of <a aria-label=\"Lisa DorrianLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/all-about\/lisa-dorrian\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Lisa Dorrian<\/a> have made a further arrest. A 48-year-old man was arrested in the <a aria-label=\"Craigavon Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/all-about\/craigavon\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Craigavon <\/a>area earlier this morning, Thursday, March 5. He was arrested on suspicion of murder, assisting offenders and preventing a lawful and decent burial.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Despite extensive searches in multiple locations and campaigning by her family, Ms Dorrian\u2019s body has never been found. Police believe Lisa was <a aria-label=\"murdered on the night of February 27Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/news\/belfast-news\/lisa-dorrian-murder-timeline-family-33501383\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">murdered on the night of February 27<\/a> or in the early hours of the following morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The 25-year-old was last seen alive on February 27 2005, after attending a party at <a aria-label=\"Ballyhalbert Caravan ParkLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/all-about\/co-down\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Ballyhalbert Caravan Park<\/a>. The arrest on March 5 is the fourth recent arrest police have made in relation to the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"33504785\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/news\/northern-ireland\/individual-brought-significant-information-lisa-33504785\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Individual brought &#8216;significant&#8217; information to Lisa Dorrain&#8217;s family last year<\/a>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"33501383\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/news\/belfast-news\/lisa-dorrian-murder-timeline-family-33501383\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lisa Dorrian murder timeline as family fight for answers 21 years on<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A woman, aged 40, and a man, aged 42, arrested on Wednesday, February 25, on suspicion of murder, assisting offenders, withholding information and preventing a lawful and decent burial were later released on bail pending further enquiries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A 40-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday, March 4, on suspicion of assisting offenders and withholding information. He was later <a aria-label=\"released on bailLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/news\/northern-ireland\/man-arrested-detectives-investigating-lisa-33528840\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">released on bail<\/a> pending further enquiries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"Detective Chief Inspector Kerrie ForemanLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/all-about\/psni\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Detective Chief Inspector Kerrie Foreman<\/a> said: \u201cTwenty-one years ago, a loving family were robbed of their daughter and sister.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cLisa, who was from Bangor, was last seen alive on the night of Sunday, 27 February 2005, in Ballyhalbert. It\u2019s believed she was murdered that night or in the early hours of the following morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cOur investigation is ongoing, and we remain determined to provide answers, closure and justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Anyone with information is asked to contact detectives on 101.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Information can also be provided to the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111 or online at <a aria-label=\"www.crimestoppers-uk.orgLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"http:\/\/www.crimestoppers-uk.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">www.crimestoppers-uk.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">For all the latest news, visit the Belfast Live homepage <a aria-label=\"hereLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> and <a aria-label=\"sign up to our daily newsletterLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=1342b3be-3db3-461a-a6b4-c60bfcaa13da&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">sign up to our daily newsletter<\/a> here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 48-year-old man was arrested on Thursday morning Lisa Dorrian was killed and disappeared in 2005(Image: Dorrian family&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":459125,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[12955,3015,2861,165198,59,57,58,164894,50,2662,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-459124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-kingdom","tag-bangor","tag-co-armagh","tag-co-down","tag-craigavon","tag-gb","tag-great-britain","tag-greatbritain","tag-lisa-dorrian","tag-news","tag-psni","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/459124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=459124"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/459124\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/459125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=459124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=459124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=459124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}