Sister tells of ‘massive gap’ left by brother’s murder
The sister of a Scots man murdered in a brutal attack has said her family will never be able to fill the “massive gap” left by his death. Amanda Digby made an emotional appeal for information on the murder of Paul Mathieson, who was found with serious head and neck injuries in Wilson Street, Renfrew, just after 1am on 14 January.
Police said they believed the 37-year-old had been there for some time before he was found by a passer-by. He was taken by ambulance to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, but died in the early hours of 20 January.
Speaking at a press conference in Paisley yesterday almost three weeks on from the attack, Mrs Digby said: “He was a brother, a nephew, an uncle, a grandson, but most importantly he was a father and his murder has left a 12-year-old boy without a dad.
“Paul left that night to go out for a few drinks. However, he never returned and we never saw him alive again.
“His death has left a massive gap in our lives, a gap that we will never fill.
“We are devastated at what has happened. No-one ever thinks that this will happen to them. We thought that too and we’re still desperately trying to make sense of it.
“I just want to ask people, please if you have any information about the crime or the person responsible, please speak to the police and pass on this information.”
Mr Mathieson, who was also known as Paul T, had been in the Western Bar and the Kind Man’s pub in Renfrew before the attack. Detectives claim he may have been involved in an altercation or falling out earlier in the evening.