A woman killed in an incident in Glasgow has been named by police, who are treating her death as murder.
Officers were called to the St Mungo Avenue area of the city on Tuesday following reports of a disturbance, with a woman found seriously injured and pronounced dead a short while later.
Police Scotland have now named the woman as Sandie Butler.
ollowing a post-mortem examination on Wednesday, 30 October, 2024, detectives are treating the death as murder.
Detective Chief Inspector Lynsey Watters, of the Major Investigation Team, said: “Our enquiries are ongoing and an extensive investigation is underway to establish the full circumstances surrounding this death.
“There remains an increased police presence in the area as the investigation continues.
“We are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed anything around the time of this incident to please contact police.
“In addition, members of the public are asked to check their private CCTV or dash-cam footage as this may be significant in assisting us with our enquiries.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact 101, quoting incident number 1661 of 29 October, 2024. Alternatively, you can call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 where information can be given anonymously.
Detectives have also set up a website that gives members of the public access to a form to send information anonymously directly to the Major Investigation Team.
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