Man’s death in Pollok treated as murder

The death of a 32-year-old man in Glasgow is being treated as a murder inquiry.
By Dawn Renton
Published 18th Sep 2020, 15:58 BST
Updated 21st Sep 2020, 06:44 BST
Omer SadiqOmer Sadiq
Omer Sadiq

Omar Sadiq was found seriously injured by officers who were flagged down on Boydstone Road, Pollok at around 1.25pm on Tuesday, 15 September.

He was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where he died a short time later.

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Enquiries have been ongoing and following the results of a post mortem, Police Scotland can confirm the death is now officially being treated as murder.

Detective Inspector Brian Gribbons, based at Govan CID, said: “We are following a positive line of enquiry however we would still appeal to anyone who has any information about this incident to contact us.

“We believe this was a targeted attack and there was no wider risk to the public.”

Anyone with information should contact Police Scotland on 101 quoting incident number 1615 of 15 September.