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Man arrested after death on residential street sparks probe

Emergency services were called to the scene on Wednesday where 31-year-old Christopher McMahon was pronounced dead.

Man arrested after death on residential street sparks probe in Lanark — Christopher McMahon, from Lanark, was pronounced dead on Wednesday. Police Scotland

Tara Fitzpatrick

6th Oct 2023

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A man has been arrested following a death in Lanark.

Christopher McMahon was pronounced dead at the scene after emergency services were called to Braxfield Terrace in the town on Wednesday around 10pm.

Police said the 31-year-old’s death was being treated as suspicious.

Officers confirmed on Friday that a 27-year-old man has now been arrested in connection to the incident.

Investigations into the incident are ongoing.

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