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Laura Ferguson

John Connelly: appeal launched as detectives reveal 28-year-old may have been injured before his death

Police enquiries into the death of John Connelly are continuing after it was revealed that the 28-year-old was injured prior to his death.

John's body was recovered from the water at Speirs Wharf in Glasgow on Monday, July 22. He was last seen on Monday, July 15.

A Police Scotland investigation has revealed that John may have been involved in an incident resulting in him being injured.

He was seen socialising in the city centre on Monday, July 15 and walking in Buchanan Street at around 10pm past the bus station and Buchanan Galleries.  He was also seen walking in Sauchiehall Street and West Nile Street.

At around 10.10pm John stopped outside a property in Renfrew Street before walking off. He was seen again in Dundasvale Court.

Detectives have confirmed that John was in the underpass at Garscube Road, leading to Speirs Wharf in the Cowcaddens area at around 10.20pm where he was seen on CCTV.

Officer believe he had potentially been involved in an incident at this location where he sustained injuries to this head and body.

At the time, John was wearing a black Adidas hooded top with white stripes down the sleeves, black jogging trousers and a royal blue Nike trainers.

Detective Inspector John Morrison said: "It's important we establish exactly what happened to John before his death.  He was socialising in the city centre between the hours of 8pm and 10pm.  We know that he was in the underpass at Garscube Road and we believe this is where the incident occurred resulting in him being injured. 

"I am appealing to anyone who saw John that night to contact us.  You may not realise that what you saw or know is significant but let us be the judge of that.  Your information could be vital in helping us piece together exactly what happened to John."

He added: "This area of Garscube Road at Speirs Wharf is popular with the community, it is used by runners, dog walkers and skateboarders and I’m appealing to anyone who uses this route to think back and consider if they saw anything."

Anyone with information is asked to call CID officers at Maryhill Police Station via 101, quoting incident number 3452 of 22 July 2019.

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