First picture of East Kilbride woman found dead in flat as man arrested

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A woman found dead in a flat in East Kilbride has been named locally as Phoenix Spencer.Emergency services were called to a block of flats on Glen Lee, in the St Leonard's area of the town, at 12.10pm on Monday.

The 21-year-old was found dead inside the property. The popular young woman had worked locally in the Strathaven Hotel and Roasted cafe in Strathaven.

It is believed she had been working on Friday but a source said she had failed to turn up for a shift on Monday.A 26-year-old man has been arrested in connection with her death.Shocked locals watched on as a convoy of police cars and ambulances turned up on the quiet residential street just after lunchtime.Officers were seen rushing into a block of flats which was immediately locked down.One local told of their shock as police swooped on the scene.

They said: "It was like something out of a movie, the blue lights were everywhere and it was obvious something very serious was going on."This is normally a very quiet area so nobody can quite believe what has happened." Another resident added: "People are in complete and utter shock."Photos taken by the Daily Record show police at the sealed-off flat block with police tape around the building, restricting access.An officer can be seen stationed in the doorway of the flats, guarding the door.