Body found in Scots town as cops launch probe into mystery death

Scottish Sun

2 days ago

Cops have locked down the area where the remains were discovered
DEATH RIDDLE Body found in Scots town as cops launch probe into mystery death
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COPS have launched a mystery death probe after human remains were discovered.
Officers were summoned this morning to Motherwell, Lanarkshire following reports of a human corpse.
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Cops are urging members of the public to avoid the scene as they comb the area for clues.
The town's Calder Road area has been locked down and a police presence will be visible.
A Police Scotland spokesman said: "At around 8.35am on Saturday, 31 May, 2025, officers were called to a report of a body found in the Calder Road area of Motherwell.
"Calder Road is closed to motorists and pedestrians from Rosevale Crescent to the A721 Bellshill Road.
"People are asked to avoid the area if possible.
"The death is being treated as unexplained and extensive enquiries are ongoing.
"Officers remain in the area while the investigation continues and anyone with any concerns can approach them."
Elsewhere tributes have been paid to an "adored" great-gran who died after a horror crash on a Scots road.
Judith Molloy, 76, passed away following the smash on the A75 at Auchenlarie in Dumfries and Galloway.
The incident involved a red Suzuki Ignis and a white Peugeot van.
Mercy crews raced to the scene after the alarm was raised around 11:20am on Wednesday.
Judith, the passenger in the car, was rushed to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, where she died.
Her devastated family said: "Judith was an adored wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and she leaves behind family and many friends whose lives will never be the same."
The driver and passenger of the van were taken to Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary and have since been discharged.