{"id":656614,"date":"2025-12-26T21:36:25","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T21:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/656614\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T21:36:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T21:36:25","slug":"man-who-died-after-being-found-injured-on-glasgow-street-named-locally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/656614\/","title":{"rendered":"Man who died after being found injured on Glasgow street named locally"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 38-year-old was rushed to hospital after he was discovered on a street in the west end of the city but sadly did not survive his injuries.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/605952831_2690849347918716_1009979115676523543_n.jpg\" alt=\"Dean Kennedy\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Dean Kennedy(Image: Facebook)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A man who died after being found injured on a <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.glasgowlive.co.uk\/all-about\/glasgow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"GlasgowLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Glasgow<\/a> Street on <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.glasgowlive.co.uk\/all-about\/christmas\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"ChristmasLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Christmas<\/a> Day has been named locally as Dean Kennedy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Emergency services were alerted to an incident at around 11.40pm on December 25 and rushed to the scene, where a 38-year-old man was found injured. He was taken to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Officers locked down Napiershall Street and North Woodside Road in the Woodside area following the incident. The<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/first-picture-man-who-died-36460121#source=breaking-news\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" RecordLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"> Record<\/a> reports that tributes have poured in for Dean, who is understood to be a dad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">One friend wrote on Facebook: &#8220;Rest easy my good friend taken from our streets but not our hearts. Gutted.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Another shared emotional words, writing: &#8220;RIP Deano mate thoughts are with family,&#8221; while another penned: &#8220;What a gem of a boy he was honestly. Can&#8217;t believe it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0_Screenshot-2025-12-26-181341.jpg\" alt=\"Police on scene with hazmat teams nearby as the road remains locked down on Boxing Day\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Police on scene with hazmat teams nearby as the road remains locked down on Boxing Day(Image: GlasgowLive)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Another added: &#8220;His poor family. RIP young chap fly high with your angels,&#8221; and another commented: &#8220;So sad, what a horrible world we live in. RIP. Poor guy. So sorry for his family and friends.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Photos taken at the scene show forensic officers dressed in full-body white suits, masks, and gloves, pacing the street which has been sealed off with tape, stopping motorists and pedestrians from entering.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0_Screenshot-2025-12-26-181526.jpg\" alt=\"Forensic teams have been pictured scouring a Glasgow street following a death on Christmas Day\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Forensic teams have been pictured scouring a Glasgow street following a death on Christmas Day(Image: GlasgowLive)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Locals have reported a large police presence in the area following the fatality. Their presence has continued into Boxing Day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">One eyewitness previously told Glasgow Live: &#8220;There&#8217;s a big police presence and they have said it&#8217;s a serious incident. We live on one of the side streets and weren&#8217;t allowed to drive down and park at our flat&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Another said: &#8220;The road is cordoned off with police tape and detectives wearing white hazmat suits are also at the scene.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Police Scotland says there will be a continued presence in the area while investigations take place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A spokesperson for the force said: &#8220;Around 11.40pm on Thursday, 25 December, 2025, we received a report of an injured man in Napiershall Street, Glasgow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Emergency services attended and a 38-year-old man was taken to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where he was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Officers are following a positive line of enquiry and there will be a continued police presence in the area. Anyone with any concerns can approach these officers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Napiershall Street and North Woodside Road are closed to allow for investigations.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 38-year-old was rushed to hospital after he was discovered on a street in the west end of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":656615,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7826],"tags":[748,918,4884,530,712,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-656614","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-glasgow","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-glasgow","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-police-scotland","12":"tag-scotland","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115788028259077929","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/656614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=656614"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/656614\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/656615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=656614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=656614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=656614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}