Murder probe as 37-year-old dies and man is injured in flat 'altercation'

Police probe: Officers are following a positive line of inquiry.© Deadline

Police have launched a murder inquiry after one man died and another was injured in an "altercation" outside a block of flats.

Emergency services were called to the incident in Cornalee Place in the Crookston area of Glasgow at 10.50pm on Thursday. When they arrived they found two men - one aged 37 and the other aged 40 - lying injured in the common close.

Both men were taken by ambulance to the Southern General Hospital; however, the 37-year-old man died a short time later. His relatives have been informed.

The 40-year-old man is being treated for a head injury.

Detective Inspector Fergus Hutcheson from Pollok CID said: "Officers are carrying out extensive inquiries and are currently at the scene carrying out door-to-door inquiries to establish what led to one man dying and another being injured.

"I would like to appeal to anyone who was in Cornalee Place on Thursday night around the time of the incident to contact me.

"I would also ask that anyone who has any information, no matter how insignificant they think it is to contact the incident room at Pollok Police Office on 0141 532 5600. You can also contact CRIMESTOPPERS anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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