Motorists quizzed in murder probe
Chico is thought to have sat next to Mr Devine for two or three daysPolice investigating the murder of a man in a Glasgow park have questioned dozens of local people in a bid to identify his killer.
John Devine's body was found in bushes in Glasgow's Cowlairs Park on 16 July.
His dog Chico is believed to have sat next to his lifeless body for two or three days before returning home and being taken in by a neighbour.
Detectives stopped and quizzed motorists and pedestrians in the Saracen area of the city on Tuesday.
The interviews in Saracen Street, Keppochhill Road and Cowlairs Park took place exactly four weeks after 45-year-old Mr Devine, who was known as Jake, was seen for the last time walking into the park.
His body was only found after a member of the public noticed that Chico, a Staffordshire bull terrier cross, was no longer in the park and went to see what had been attracting the dog's attention.
Dog walkers
Strathclyde Police said Mr Devine was seen in Parkhead Forge in Glasgow at about 1430 BST on Tuesday 10 July. He was later seen entering Cowlairs Park at about 2030 BST on the same day.
It is not known whether he was killed that night or after returning at a later date.
Det Ch Insp Ricky Mason, who is leading the investigation, said he hoped that speaking to pedestrians and motorists who travel the same route every night might jog their memories.
He added: "They may, unwittingly, have seen something that could prove vital to this investigation.
"A mobile police office will be sited at the entrance to the park and I would encourage members of the public to go in and speak to the officers.
"I would appeal to anyone who may have seen Mr Devine in the Saracen or Royston areas or has any information regarding his movements since the afternoon of Tuesday 10 July to come forward."
Det Ch Insp Mason also appealed for dog walkers who use the park or may have seen Mr Devine or Chico in the days leading up to the discovery of the body to contact the police.
1 comment:
This is such a sad story. It shows tho how loyal a dog is and thats why they are mens best friends.
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