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Mother found dead and daughter injured at Greenock hotel | Mother found dead and daughter injured at Greenock hotel |
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A woman has died and her daughter is in a critical condition in hospital after they were both found seriously injured at a hotel in Inverclyde. | A woman has died and her daughter is in a critical condition in hospital after they were both found seriously injured at a hotel in Inverclyde. |
One of the women was found in a hallway, the other in a nearby room of the Premier Inn, Greenock, at 07:00. | One of the women was found in a hallway, the other in a nearby room of the Premier Inn, Greenock, at 07:00. |
The woman who died has been named as Margaret McDonough, 52, from Paisley. Her daughter Nicola, 23, is critically ill at Inverclyde Royal Hospital. | |
Police are trying to establish what happened and are seeking witnesses. | Police are trying to establish what happened and are seeking witnesses. |
Det Insp David Wagstaff, of Police Scotland, said: "Inquiries are at a very early stage, and we are piecing together the movements of Margaret and her daughter, who are both from Paisley. | Det Insp David Wagstaff, of Police Scotland, said: "Inquiries are at a very early stage, and we are piecing together the movements of Margaret and her daughter, who are both from Paisley. |
"We know that both women were in the Paisley area around 09:00 hours on Thursday 9 May, however, we are trying to establish their movements from that time until 07:00 hours this morning, when they were found with serious injuries. | "We know that both women were in the Paisley area around 09:00 hours on Thursday 9 May, however, we are trying to establish their movements from that time until 07:00 hours this morning, when they were found with serious injuries. |
"We are unable at this time to establish whether there are any suspicious circumstances." | "We are unable at this time to establish whether there are any suspicious circumstances." |
Det Insp Wagstaff said the women had access to a red Suzuki Swift, which was later recovered from the car park of the hotel in James Watt Way. | Det Insp Wagstaff said the women had access to a red Suzuki Swift, which was later recovered from the car park of the hotel in James Watt Way. |
"I would appeal to anyone who saw these two women in their vehicle to come forward to police," he said. | "I would appeal to anyone who saw these two women in their vehicle to come forward to police," he said. |
"We have been unable as yet to speak to Margaret's daughter due to her ill health, and I really need anyone who can help us put together their last known movements to come forward due to the seriousness of the incident." | "We have been unable as yet to speak to Margaret's daughter due to her ill health, and I really need anyone who can help us put together their last known movements to come forward due to the seriousness of the incident." |
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