Main suspect in Glasgow double murder is dead, police say
Paul Lafferty and Gary Beaton were found dead in Partick’s Chancellor Street at around 4:40 pm on Sunday 16th August
Scottish Police has confirmed that the suspect in the murder of two men in Glasgow has been found dead.
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Paul Lafferty, 50 and Gary Beaton, 54, were found dead in Partick’s Chancellor Street at around 4:40 pm on Sunday 16th August. It is believed they were fatally stabbed.
A manhunt was launched by Police Scotland, who carried out extensive inquiries on the case.
A 38-year-old man was found seriously injured the subsequent day in the Broomielaw area of the city, below the George V Bridge, at around 1:40 pm.
He was declared dead at the scene, and his death is not considered suspicious.
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Police Scotland confirm that if the suspect had been found alive, he would have been arrested in connection with the murders.
A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: "Following extensive inquiries, officers have since established if this man was alive today, police would have sought to arrest him in connection with the murders of Paul Lafferty and Gary Beaton in Glasgow.
"An investigation remains ongoing, and a report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal."