POLICE have launched an investigation after a man died and 10 people, including eight children, were taken to hospital following a disturbance in Glasgow.
Officers said a man’s body was found in a flat in Raithburn Road, Castlemilk, after they were called out early yesterday.
A 41-year-old man has been arrested following the incident, which happened shortly after 4.30am.
Two women were treated in the Queen Elizabeth Universit y Hospit al, Govan, and discharged, while the eight children were seen by doctors as a precaution before also being allowed home.
A number of addresses and back gardens within the street were cordoned off by officers as they searched for clues.
Forensic officers were seen leaving the building in protective suits while another detective removed bedding from the property.
One woman, who did not want to be named, said a number of police vans descended on the quiet street before blocking it off to the public.
She added: “I was taking the dogs out into the garden when I noticed all the tape had been put up. The tape was all across my front garden and into the back lanes as well.”
The incident comes as murder squad detectives continue to investigate a hit-and-run that injured five children in Stravannan Road, also Castlemilk, on March 24.
Roisin Walker, 14, was forced to undergo emergency surgery after her neck was broken in the crash.
The incidents are not thought to be linked.
Councillor Euan Blockley said he was “deeply troubled”
by the recent events in Castlemilk and the wider ward. He added: “I believe a greater police presence is needed to rea ssure residents the police understand the severity of the situation.”
A police spokesman said: “Emergency ser vices attended an address in Raithburn Road and a number of people, two women and eight children, have been taken to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
“Inquiries are at a very early stage. Police remain in the area.”
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