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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. | 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. | Police have been carrying out door-to-door inquiries at the high-rise block to piece together her last movements. |
| The family tried to phone Mrs Smith several times over the days following Christmas, but were unable to make contact. | |
| Officers forced entry to the fourth-floor flat after being called by a worried relative. | |
| TIMELINE - CRANHILL MURDER Mrs Smith was last seen at 1900 GMT on Christmas EveShe spoke on the phone at about 1900 GMT on Christmas DayFamily phoned several times on Saturday and Sunday without making contactPolice were called by a worried relative on MondayFlat door forced by officers and body found at about 1800 GMT on Monday | |
| 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 police said that although robbery could not be ruled out at this stage, the house was secure when officers arrived on Monday evening. | |
| The detective said there would be extra police patrols in the area. | The detective said there would be extra police patrols in the area. |
| He added that the attacker may well have been blood stained. |