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| No motive yet for 'brutal' murder | No motive yet for 'brutal' murder |
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| Police have been carrying 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 were speaking to her neighbours to try to clarify when she was last seen alive. | |
| Police have been carrying 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. | 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. | 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 | 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." |
| Det Ch Insp Cunningham said he was "pleased" with the response from the public but said officers wanted to establish Hannah's movements after 1900 GMT on Christmas Eve. | Det Ch Insp Cunningham said he was "pleased" with the response from the public but said officers wanted to establish Hannah's movements after 1900 GMT on Christmas Eve. |
| He said: "We now know that Hannah spoke to one of her grand-daughters by telephone on Christmas Day. Her family then went to visit her on Boxing Day at around noon, but were unable to get an answer at her door. | He said: "We now know that Hannah spoke to one of her grand-daughters by telephone on Christmas Day. Her family then went to visit her on Boxing Day at around noon, but were unable to get an answer at her door. |
| "Concerns for her safety led her family to make further attempts to contact Hannah by telephone on Sunday 27 December. | "Concerns for her safety led her family to make further attempts to contact Hannah by telephone on Sunday 27 December. |
| "When they were unable to contact her again on Monday 28 December, they called police and at around twenty past six that evening, Hannah was found dead in her home." | "When they were unable to contact her again on Monday 28 December, they called police and at around twenty past six that evening, Hannah was found dead in her home." |
| 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. | He added that the attacker may well have been blood-stained. |