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Detectives are preparing to question a man after the "horrific and very, very violent" death of a 23-year-old Polish student in Glasgow. | Detectives are preparing to question a man after the "horrific and very, very violent" death of a 23-year-old Polish student in Glasgow. |
A murder inquiry is under way following the discovery of Angelika Kluk's body in St Patrick's church on Friday. | A murder inquiry is under way following the discovery of Angelika Kluk's body in St Patrick's church on Friday. |
Peter Tobin, who worked as a handyman at the chapel, was arrested on Saturday by the Metropolitan Police on an unrelated matter. | Peter Tobin, who worked as a handyman at the chapel, was arrested on Saturday by the Metropolitan Police on an unrelated matter. |
Detectives from Strathclyde Police have travelled to London to interview him. | Detectives from Strathclyde Police have travelled to London to interview him. |
Angelika will be remembered at Masses throughout Glasgow in the coming days and our thoughts and prayers are now with her family Ronnie ConverySpokesman for the Archdiocese of Glasgow | Angelika will be remembered at Masses throughout Glasgow in the coming days and our thoughts and prayers are now with her family Ronnie ConverySpokesman for the Archdiocese of Glasgow |
A spokeswoman said: "Mr Tobin has still to be interviewed. It's unclear when he will be returning to the force area." | A spokeswoman said: "Mr Tobin has still to be interviewed. It's unclear when he will be returning to the force area." |
He has been held on an outstanding warrant under Section 84 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003. | He has been held on an outstanding warrant under Section 84 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003. |
Mr Tobin was one of the last people to see Ms Kluk alive and police had appealed for him to come forward. | Mr Tobin was one of the last people to see Ms Kluk alive and police had appealed for him to come forward. |
The Polish student had been staying in the chapel house in Anderston on a working holiday. | The Polish student had been staying in the chapel house in Anderston on a working holiday. |
The languages student had been due to fly home on Monday and resume her studies at university in Gdansk. | The languages student had been due to fly home on Monday and resume her studies at university in Gdansk. |
Forensic teams | Forensic teams |
She was last seen in the grounds of St Patrick's on 24 September and was reported missing after failing to turn up at her cleaning job the following day. | She was last seen in the grounds of St Patrick's on 24 September and was reported missing after failing to turn up at her cleaning job the following day. |
Det Supt David Swindle, of Strathclyde Police, said her body was found in the chapel's main confines. | Det Supt David Swindle, of Strathclyde Police, said her body was found in the chapel's main confines. |
He would not be drawn on the cause of her death or say whether she was sexually assaulted. | He would not be drawn on the cause of her death or say whether she was sexually assaulted. |
He added: "All I can say is it was a horrific and very, very violent attack on a young lady." | He added: "All I can say is it was a horrific and very, very violent attack on a young lady." |
Mr Tobin became involved with the church in July under the name Pat McLaughlin through a homeless group and volunteered to carry out odd jobs. | Mr Tobin became involved with the church in July under the name Pat McLaughlin through a homeless group and volunteered to carry out odd jobs. |
He went missing after being questioned at the chapel last Monday by detectives, who did not know his real identity. | He went missing after being questioned at the chapel last Monday by detectives, who did not know his real identity. |
Meanwhile, Father Marian Lekawa, a Polish priest in Glasgow, said people have been saddened by the loss but have appreciated the support from the wider community. | |
He said: "We have received a lot of emails and telehone calls from Scottish people offering their sympathies. | |
"We are praying for Angelika and especially her family as Angelika is now in a different world and is not suffering anymore." | |
The Polish Consul in Scotland, Aleksander Petkow, said there had been some concern in the Polish Community in Glasgow about the way the case was handled by the police. | |
However, he was also keen to stress that the sympathy being shown by Scots to the Kluk family meant that there would not be any damage to relations between the two communities. |
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