Scottish cold case: Man charged over death of a woman 35 years ago
Written by News on 05/12/2019
A man has been charged in connection with the death of a woman in Glasgow 35 years ago.
Mary McLaughlin was last seen alive leaving a bar in the Hyndland area after a night out on 26 September 1984.
The 58-year-old’s body was found six days later in her home on Laurel Street in the Partick area of the city.
Despite protracted inquiries at the time, no one was arrested or charged.
On Thursday, Police Scotland said that the case was re-investigated and that a 58-year-old man has now been arrested and charged over her death.
Detective Chief Inspector Suzanne said: “Undetected and unresolved homicides in Scotland are never closed and the families of victims are never forgotten.
“Our Homicide Governance Review team keep every undetected and unresolved case under review, and will continue to investigate any new information or lines of enquiry which come to light.
“The passage of time is no barrier to our investigations, and a re-investigation into Mrs McLaughlin’s murder has now resulted in the arrest and charge of a man 35 years later.”
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