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Man who died after being found injured would have been arrested in murder probe
Police Scotland said a 38-year-old man would have been arrested over the killings of Paul Lafferty and Gary Beaton.
On Tuesday, Police Scotland confirmed a 38-year-old man found dead beneath George V Bridge on August 17 would have been arrested for the murders of Paul Lafferty and Gary Beaton.
Lafferty and Beaton were found with serious injuries at a property in Chancellor Street, Partick, on Sunday, August 16, and were pronounced dead at the scene.
Detectives have seized more than 4,000 hours of CCTV footage and visited more than 170 properties as part of their extensive investigation into the murders.
The 38-year-old suspect's death is not being treated as suspicious, Police Scotland confirmed, while an investigation remains ongoing with a report to be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.
Specialist officers continue to support the families of Lafferty and Beaton as the inquiry into the double murder in Glasgow proceeds.