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| Radio presenter 'brutally killed' | Radio presenter 'brutally killed' |
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| Police investigating the "brutal" murder of a radio presenter at her home in Glasgow have revealed she died as a result of "severe head injuries". | Police investigating the "brutal" murder of a radio presenter at her home in Glasgow have revealed she died as a result of "severe head injuries". |
| Nasim Jamil, 54, who worked on Asian community radio station Awaz FM, was discovered by her daughter at her flat in Byres Road on Wednesday night. | Nasim Jamil, 54, who worked on Asian community radio station Awaz FM, was discovered by her daughter at her flat in Byres Road on Wednesday night. |
| She was last seen alive earlier in the day and is believed to have attended a doctor's appointment. | She was last seen alive earlier in the day and is believed to have attended a doctor's appointment. |
| Police are studying CCTV footage from the area where Mrs Jamil lived. | Police are studying CCTV footage from the area where Mrs Jamil lived. |
| Forensic officers are examining her flat and door-to-door inquiries are under way. A mobile police office has been sited on Byres Road. | Forensic officers are examining her flat and door-to-door inquiries are under way. A mobile police office has been sited on Byres Road. |
| Mrs Jamil, who was widowed and lived with her daughter, was found in her third-floor flat at about 1950 GMT on Wednesday. | Mrs Jamil, who was widowed and lived with her daughter, was found in her third-floor flat at about 1950 GMT on Wednesday. |
| Det Ch Insp Louise Raphael, who is in charge of the investigation, said officers were trying to establish a motive for the killing. | Det Ch Insp Louise Raphael, who is in charge of the investigation, said officers were trying to establish a motive for the killing. |
| Bloodstained clothing | Bloodstained clothing |
| She said: "We believe she attended a doctor's appointment nearby around 1.30 pm. I would urge anyone who saw Nasim any time between then and early evening to come forward. | She said: "We believe she attended a doctor's appointment nearby around 1.30 pm. I would urge anyone who saw Nasim any time between then and early evening to come forward. |
| "Byres Road is always busy with shoppers, pedestrians and motorists and I appreciate that it may be difficult to remember seeing someone entering a close. | "Byres Road is always busy with shoppers, pedestrians and motorists and I appreciate that it may be difficult to remember seeing someone entering a close. |
| "However, I am interested in speaking to anyone who saw anyone leaving the close at 128 Byres Road on Wednesday." | "However, I am interested in speaking to anyone who saw anyone leaving the close at 128 Byres Road on Wednesday." |
| Javaid Ullah of Awaz FM pays tribute to his former Awaz FM colleague | |
| Det Ch Insp Louise Raphael said it may be possible that the person responsible may have left the flat with bloodstained clothing. | Det Ch Insp Louise Raphael said it may be possible that the person responsible may have left the flat with bloodstained clothing. |
| She described the crime as "a particularly brutal murder" and said the person responsible "must be caught". | She described the crime as "a particularly brutal murder" and said the person responsible "must be caught". |
| Mrs Jamil was said to have been a popular member of the community and was well known to her neighbours. | Mrs Jamil was said to have been a popular member of the community and was well known to her neighbours. |
| She was a volunteer presenter with Awaz FM, which serves the Asian population in Glasgow and broadcasts in Urdu, Punjabi and English. | She was a volunteer presenter with Awaz FM, which serves the Asian population in Glasgow and broadcasts in Urdu, Punjabi and English. |
| Mrs Jamil had worked at Awaz FM since 2004, presenting the programme Yaadon Ka Phool on food and on reuniting broken families. | Mrs Jamil had worked at Awaz FM since 2004, presenting the programme Yaadon Ka Phool on food and on reuniting broken families. |
| 'Loving person' | 'Loving person' |
| Her colleague Charanjit Sangha, community relations manager at the station, said: "We heard of her death last night and were all in shock. She was just an amazing person. She was a really hard worker and it is such a loss. | Her colleague Charanjit Sangha, community relations manager at the station, said: "We heard of her death last night and were all in shock. She was just an amazing person. She was a really hard worker and it is such a loss. |
| "She was so close to everyone and a loving person." | "She was so close to everyone and a loving person." |
| Mr Sangha said he did not think that Mrs Jamil's death was in any way connected to her work as a radio presenter. | Mr Sangha said he did not think that Mrs Jamil's death was in any way connected to her work as a radio presenter. |
| "She was such a nice person, she would make people happy, she would make people smile, she would never ever hurt anybody's feelings by doing that programme," he said. | "She was such a nice person, she would make people happy, she would make people smile, she would never ever hurt anybody's feelings by doing that programme," he said. |
| Mrs Jamil wrote on the station's website: "When I joined the radio I wanted to do such a programme where I could reunite broken families. | Mrs Jamil wrote on the station's website: "When I joined the radio I wanted to do such a programme where I could reunite broken families. |
| "I set this as my main goal of my programme and managed to fulfil my dream. | "I set this as my main goal of my programme and managed to fulfil my dream. |
| "I reunited five people and this made me very happy. | "I reunited five people and this made me very happy. |
| "I love doing my programme on Awaz FM and if I had another opportunity to help reunite many more families I would do it gladly." | "I love doing my programme on Awaz FM and if I had another opportunity to help reunite many more families I would do it gladly." |