Woman arrested following death of 'loving' gran days before Christmas

Ann Coll was found with serious injuries at a property on Newfield Place around 12.45am on Friday December 22.

Woman arrested in connection with death of Ann Coll in South Lanarkshire days before Christmas Police Scotland

A woman has been arrested in connection with the death of grandmother in South Lanarkshire just days before Christmas.

Ann Coll was found with serious injuries at a property on Newfield Place, Rutherglen, at around 12.45am on Friday December 22.

The 61-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives confirmed they were treating the death of the “loving mother and grandmother” as suspicious following a post mortem on Christmas Eve.

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The grandmother–of-eight had spoken to one of her three grown-up children on the morning of the attack, which police described as “violent”.

On Friday, officers confirmed that a 37-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with the death.

Enquiries remain ongoing at this time.

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