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| Post-mortem due on city park body | Post-mortem due on city park body |
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| A post-mortem examination is due to be carried out on the body of a woman found in a park in Glasgow. | A post-mortem examination is due to be carried out on the body of a woman found in a park in Glasgow. |
| The body was found by a ranger in Queen's Park in the city's south side at about 0945 BST on Thursday. | The body was found by a ranger in Queen's Park in the city's south side at about 0945 BST on Thursday. |
| Police are treating the woman's death as suspicious and efforts are continuing to identify her. | Police are treating the woman's death as suspicious and efforts are continuing to identify her. |
| The park has been closed and cordoned off to allow forensic teams to conduct their investigation. It is not known when it will re-open. | The park has been closed and cordoned off to allow forensic teams to conduct their investigation. It is not known when it will re-open. |
| Police have set up an incident room at nearby Cathcart police station. | Police have set up an incident room at nearby Cathcart police station. |
| An incident caravan has also been sited at Queen's Park Gates at Victoria Road and Queen's Drive. | An incident caravan has also been sited at Queen's Park Gates at Victoria Road and Queen's Drive. |
| The officer in charge of the investigation, Det Ch Insp Derek Robertson, said: "The woman's body was removed from the park in the early hours of this morning and a post-mortem examination will take place this afternoon. | The officer in charge of the investigation, Det Ch Insp Derek Robertson, said: "The woman's body was removed from the park in the early hours of this morning and a post-mortem examination will take place this afternoon. |
| "At this time, we are continuing enquiries to establish her identity, and all avenues of investigation are being explored in this regard. | |
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| Police have appealed for help from the public | |
| "The park will remain closed while forensic officers continue with a structured, detailed and painstaking examination of the scene to ensure all forensic opportunities are maximised. | "The park will remain closed while forensic officers continue with a structured, detailed and painstaking examination of the scene to ensure all forensic opportunities are maximised. |
| "This is to ensure that no potential evidence is overlooked. Naturally this is time consuming, however, it is vital that meticulous detail is given to the area." | "This is to ensure that no potential evidence is overlooked. Naturally this is time consuming, however, it is vital that meticulous detail is given to the area." |
| Det Ch Insp Robertson said the death was still being treated as suspicious and repeated earlier appeals for anyone with information to get in touch. | Det Ch Insp Robertson said the death was still being treated as suspicious and repeated earlier appeals for anyone with information to get in touch. |
| He added: "So far, public response has been good but I am sure that there will be people who were in the area and have not contacted us as they think they didn't see or hear anything. | He added: "So far, public response has been good but I am sure that there will be people who were in the area and have not contacted us as they think they didn't see or hear anything. |
| "Let us be the judge of that as all information may prove valuable." | "Let us be the judge of that as all information may prove valuable." |