Police searching park for missing person after unexplained death of woman

April 26, 2023

Police are hunting for a missing person following the death of a woman in Glasgow.

Emergency services were alerted to concern for a woman at a property in the city's Jura Street at around 8.40am on Tuesday.

Officers attended and found the body of the 35-year-old.

The death is currently being treated as unexplained.

Following the incident, a missing person search was launched, with officers combing Mugdock Country Park around 10 miles away in East Dunbartonshire.

Police Scotland said the two investigations were linked but that there is "not believed to be any risk to the wider public".

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Detective Chief Inspector Cheryl Kelly said: "Officers have been carrying out extensive searches of Mugdock Country Park in relation to a missing person in the area.

"This is being treated as linked to the death at Jura Street and enquiries remain ongoing."

A police presence will remain in both locations as enquiries continue.

DCI Kelly added: "Our thoughts are very much with everyone affected by this tragic incident.

"There is not believed to be any risk to the wider public, but anyone with information or concerns can contact Police Scotland."

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