Police rule Scots dad's death 'not suspicious' after being found alongside murdered daughter
dailyrecord.co.ukThe death of a Scots dad, whose body was found alongside his six-year-old daughter, is 'not being treated as suspicious', Police Scotland confirmed tonight.Mark Gordon, 36, was found dead at a property in West Calder, West Lothian, on Monday, January 20.
His daughter Hope Gordon was also discovered and a probe was launched into their deaths.It comes after police said that Hope's death was being treated as murder on Thursday.
In an update by the force on the investigation this evening, they said: "Following a post mortem examination, the death of the 36-year-old man is not being treated as suspicious." The grim discovery of the father and daughter was made on Monday, January 20, 2025, in what police believe was a murder-suicide, after officers attended at a property in the town's Harburn Drive.
Concerns was raised when Hope failed to attend Toronto Primary School, leading officers to search the dad's home where they discovered the bodies.
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