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John Steele: Police appeal for witnesses to bonfire builder's death

Police are appealing for witnesses to the death of bonfire builder John Steele in Larne to come forward.

John died after falling 50ft from the Antiville bonfire at around 9.45pm on Saturday, July 9, with his passing bring much sadness to the local community who said that it had brought a dark cloud over the area.

In order to establish the circumstances surrounding his death, police are asking anyone who witnessed it to come forward and speak to them.

Read more: Antiville bonfire: Council launches investigation into fatal fall

Detective Inspector McCoy said: “Shortly after 9.45pm, police received a report from Northern Ireland Ambulance Service that a male had fallen from the top of a bonfire. Sadly, despite attempts to save his life, he died at the scene.

“We would like to speak with anyone who was present at the time of this incident. If you have information regarding this incident please contact detectives by calling 101 and quoting reference 1866 of 09/07/22



"A report can be submitted online using the non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ or you can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/."

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