Police treat ‘suspicious’ tower block death as targeted attack

Police are treating the death of a man at a tower block in North Lanarkshire as a suspicious targeted attack.

The 26-year-old was found dead in a flat at Shields Court in Motherwell at about 16:30 on Monday, but officers believe he may have died the previous evening.

A force spokesperson said: “We are of the opinion this is a targeted attack with no wider threat to the public.”

Detectives are keen to trace a man seen on CCTV footage in the area wearing a dark jacket with the hood up and dark trousers at about 22:35 on Sunday night.