Sean Small, 84, was found dead outside his home on Slievenabrock Avenue in Newcastle on Sunday.

The man is due to appear before Newtownards Magistrates’ Court on Friday.

Sean Small, 84, was found at his home in Slievenabrock Avenue, Newcastle, Co Down

Police said Sean Small (84) had suffered a ‘brutal and sustained’ attack in Newcastle.

The body of 84-year-old Sean Small was found outside a property in Newcastle, Co Down, on Sunday evening.