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| No motive yet in 'brutal' murder | No motive yet in 'brutal' murder |
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| Police are to carry out door-to-door inquiries to try to establish the motive behind the "brutal" murder of a 63-year-old in her Glasgow home. | Police are to carry out door-to-door inquiries to try to establish the motive behind the "brutal" murder of a 63-year-old in her Glasgow home. |
| Hannah Smith was found on Monday after a "prolonged attack" in her flat in Cranhill's Soutra Place. She last spoke to her family on Christmas Day. | |
| Police have yet to establish a motive for the widow's murder. | Police have yet to establish a motive for the widow's murder. |
| The Strathclyde force said they would speak to her neighbours to try to clarify when she was last seen alive. | The Strathclyde force said they would speak to her neighbours to try to clarify when she was last seen alive. |
| Police have been carrying out door-to-door inquiries at the high-rise block to piece together her last movements and say they have yet to establish a motive for the killing. | Police have been carrying out door-to-door inquiries at the high-rise block to piece together her last movements and say they have yet to establish a motive for the killing. |
| 'Horrific injuries' | 'Horrific injuries' |
| Officers forced entry to Mrs Smith's fourth-floor flat after being called by a worried relative who had not been able to contact her since Christmas Day. | Officers forced entry to Mrs Smith's fourth-floor flat after being called by a worried relative who had not been able to contact her since Christmas Day. |
| Det Ch Insp Iain Cunningham said: "They are horrific injuries and it's been a prolonged attack on the woman, who suffered during this attack. | Det Ch Insp Iain Cunningham said: "They are horrific injuries and it's been a prolonged attack on the woman, who suffered during this attack. |
| "Our inquiries are at a very early stage and forensic officers will continue their detailed examination of the scene. | "Our inquiries are at a very early stage and forensic officers will continue their detailed examination of the scene. |
| "I would appeal to anyone who saw Hannah any time after 7pm on Thursday 24 December to contact us." | "I would appeal to anyone who saw Hannah any time after 7pm on Thursday 24 December to contact us." |
| The detective said there would be extra police patrols in the area. | The detective said there would be extra police patrols in the area. |