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Saturday, 06/Oct/2007
Suspicious Death on Islay
Over the last few days Islay has been in the news for the wrong reasons, in other words news nobody expects from a place like Islay and therefore come as a shock. The known facts are very limited, so I'm going to remain quite vague: There has been a suspicious death in Port Ellen, which Strathclyde Police is currently investigating. As I don't want to get into speculations of what might have happened here's what has been reported in the more reliable news outlets:
- Strathclyde Police: Suspicious Death - Isle of Islay
- BBC News: Police probe mystery island death
- BBC News: Post-mortem on man 'inconclusive'
- The Scotsman: Could this be the first murder on tranquil Islay for 30 years?
- The Scotsman: Islay man's death remains a mystery after post-mortem
- The Independent: Islay's tranquility shattered by first murder in 30 years
I'm not entirely happy with the headlines of the last two publications, as they are too sensationalist for my liking and preempt the police investigations, but that's how they reported it. I hope the police inquiry is resolved quickly and as much as possible Islay can return to a sense of normality soon.
I've debated with myself if I should mention this event on this blog. As it is such a significant event I've decided to mention it, but tried to remain as factual as possible. I hope this is acceptable for everyone.
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