A devastated local community have paid tribute to a ‘lovely teaching assistant’ who was found tragically dead at her home on Saturday.
Margaret McGowan has been named locally as the 71-year-old pronounced dead at her home on Newfield Square in Nitshill, Glasgow, at around 9.45pm on Saturday following a ‘disturbance’.
A 78-year-old man has been detained regarding the incident, while ‘extensive’ initial enquiries remain ongoing. There is no risk to the wider public.
Understood to have worked at nearby Gowanbank Primary School, the beloved teaching assistant has been praised by a ‘shocked’ community for her ‘lovely’ nature.
An abundance of floral tributes have been placed outside her home, while devastated youngsters have written the words ‘RIP Margaret, we miss you’ in chalk on the pavement.
Taking to social media to express their commemorations, one commenter described the tragic death as ‘so sad’, stating: ‘Thinking of all her family at this very sad time.’
Another added: ‘Such a shame Mrs McGowan was such a lovely woman’.
Margaret McGowan, has been named locally as the 71-year-old pronounced dead at her home on Newfield Square in Nitshill, Glasgow (pictured), at around 9.45pm on Saturday following ‘disturbance’
Understood to have worked at nearby Gowanbank Primary School (pictured), the beloved teaching assistant has been praised by a ‘shocked’ community for her ‘lovely’ nature
Speaking to the Daily Record, one neighbour, who heard sirens on the night of the fatal incident, described Ms McGowan’s tragic death as ‘really shocking’.
They added: ‘We knew something serious had happened straight away. No one will tell us what happened but everyone has been left in shock.’
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: ‘Shortly before 9.45pm on Saturday, May 10 2025 officers attended the report of a disturbance at a house in Newfield Square in Nitshill, Glasgow.
‘A 71-year old woman was found seriously injured and was pronounced dead at the scene. A 78-year-old man has been detained and there is no risk to the wider public. Extensive enquiries, which are at an early stage, are ongoing.’
