Detectives investigating the murder of a man in Belfast have made an appeal about an altercation.

Kevin Davidson, 34, was found dead in the back yard of a house on Donegall Avenue in Belfast.

His body was covered by bin bags and a sleeping bag, which was held in position by weight lifting bars.

Police believe Mr Davidson was strangled with a clothes’ line.

Two people have already appeared in court charged with his murder.

Detective Inspector Jennifer Rea said: “While two people have been charged with Mr Davidson’s murder, our inquiries are ongoing.

“I am making a specific appeal for information, and have today released images of a car, in respect of an incident that occurred in the early hours of Tuesday July 9.

“At around 12.24am, there appears to have been an altercation on the Lisburn Road, at the junction of Elmwood Avenue, which we believe involved the occupants of a white car.

“I am appealing to the driver and passengers of this car to contact officers on 101 as soon as possible.

“In addition, I am asking the driver and/or occupants of a dark-coloured car, which was being driven and may have stopped in the Lisburn Road/Elmwood Avenue area between 12.22am and 12.30am, to please get in touch as I believe you may have information that could assist our inquiries.”

The body of Kevin Davidson was found last month (PSNI/PA)

Colm Barry McClenaghan, 32, of no fixed abode, and Jade Mary Anna Harrison, 35, of Donegall Avenue, appeared before a district judge at Belfast Magistrates’ Court last month charged with Mr Davidson’s murder.

The court heard that Harrison is Mr Davidson’s former partner.

They both deny involvement in the murder.

The court heard the victim and two accused were drug users and they had all been squatting in the same house in Donegall Avenue – a property owned by a man currently in prison.

The court was also told that McClenaghan had intervened after Davidson was assaulted by another man on the Lisburn Road in the hours before his death.