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Holly Lennon

Blantyre murder: 'Devastated' family of Richard Marshall pay tribute to 'much-loved son and brother'

A man who died following a disturbance at a house in Blantyre has been named by police.

Richard Marshall's body was discovered at the property on Camelon Crescent around 3.30pm on Wednesday, March 31. His death is being treated as murder.

The 33-year-old has been described as a "much-loved son, brother, uncle and good friend" by his devastated family.

In a statement released by police, they said: "We are completely devastated by the loss of Richard who was a much-loved son, brother, uncle and good friend. He will be cherished in our hearts forever."

Detectives are continuing with enquiries to establish the full circumstances of what happened.

Detective Inspector Frank Travers, from the Major Investigations Team, said: "Our thoughts are with Richard’s family at this very difficult time and we are providing them with support.

“We continue to appeal for witnesses and information. Anyone, who has not already spoken to officers and who can help our investigation, is asked to please contact us on 101, quoting incident number 2154 of 31 March, 2021, or make a call anonymously to the charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.”

A 20-year-old man was arrested and charged in connection with the death and was due to appear at Hamilton Sheriff Court on April, 3 2021.

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