The Scotsman

Case of missing Glasgow woman being treated as murder say police

- By GRAEME MURRAY cmarshall@scotsman.com

The disappeara­nce of a woman who vanished from Glasgow more than two months ago is being treated as murder, police have said.

Julie Reilly, 47, from Shieldhall Road, Govan, was reported missing on 15February after failing to turn up for appointmen­ts.

Officers investigat­ing her disappeara­nce yesterday confirmed her death.

A spokesman for Police Scotland said: “Unfortunat­ely, officers can now confirm that Julie Reilly 0 Julie Reilly disappeare­d in Glasgow two months ago is now deceased and they are treating her death as murder.”

DCI Mark Bell, of Police Scotland’s major investigat­ion team (west), renewed his appeal to the public for informatio­n.

Investigat­ions have revealed that two suitcases may contain evidence regarding Ms Reilly’s disappeara­nce. The cases are believed to have been discarded on the south side of Glasgow in the Cardonald, Cessnock and Govan areas.

Police say they may have been left at a roadway, in a garden path, a park, a pathway or on waste ground.

Members of the public with any informatio­n regarding her disappeara­nce, or who have recently observed a discarded suitcase in those areas, are urged to contact police “as a matter of urgency”. Anyone with informatio­n should call Police Scotland on 101.

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