Detectives try to piece together last movements of Shawlands murder victim
30-year old Owen Hassan was attacked by two men last Wednesday night
Last updated 13th Nov 2018
A man murdered in a violent attack was targeted by two people shortly after leaving his mother's pub, police have said.
Owen Hassan, 30, died in hospital after he was seriously injured in Greenview Street, Shawlands, Glasgow, at about 10.30pm on Wednesday.
He had earlier met a friend for dinner in Oro in Kilmarnock Road and left around 5.30pm.
Although officers believe that Owen was the intended victim, they are still working to establish the motive for his murder.
Around 10.20pm he arrived at the Old Stag Inn, Greenview Street, which is owned by his mother. He left a short time later and was approached by two men. He ran off and was chased and attacked by the two men in Greenview Street.
Detectives said Mr Hassan suffered "an extremely violent assault'' but managed to make his way back to the nearby Old Stag Inn, where his mother and customers tried to help him.
Owen managed to make his way back to the pub where his mum and other patrons tried to help him, and emergency services were called.
Detective Chief Inspector Fergus continued: “We need to trace the two men who are responsible for the sustained and vicious attack on Owen as a matter of urgency.
"It is vital that they are held to account for their actions.
"Owen’s family and friends have been left devastated by this terrible crime.
“We need to establish where Owen went after 5.30pm and who he was with. If you have any information on this please come forward.
“We were contacted on Wednesday afternoon by someone who had passed on information anonymously. I would urge that person to re-contact us as they may have further detail that will help move our investigation forward.
“We will trace whoever is responsible for this murder, but we would appreciate any information that the local community can provide and I would urge anyone who saw Owen, or who was in the area of Greenview Street on Wednesday evening to contact us. Did you see the two men responsible in the area before or after Owen was attacked? You may think your information is irrelevant, but please let us be the judge of that, as the piece of information that you hold could prove vital to this investigation.”
Anyone with information should contact the inquiry team through 101 quoting reference number 4167 of 7th November 2018. Alternatively Crimestoppers can be contacted on 0800 555 111, where anonymity can be maintained.