Police have initiated a murder inquiry after the death of 35-year-old Michael Beaton, who was found with serious injuries on Drumfrochar Road around 7.20pm on Sunday, November 26, 2023. Despite being rushed to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, Beaton succumbed to his injuries a few hours later.
Preliminary investigations indicate that Beaton was struck by a light-coloured vehicle and subsequently attacked with a bladed weapon in Drumfrochar Road. Detective Chief Inspector Lynsey Watters, leading the Major Investigations Team (West), emphasised that the incident does not appear to be a random attack.
