COPS investigating the disappearance of a missing Govan woman have launched a forensic search of a house - seven weeks after she vanished.
Julie Reilly was first reported missing to police on February 15 after she failed to turn up for a hospital appointment.
Police Scotland then launched an investigation into her disappearance and their enquiries discovered the last CCTV sighting of the missing 47-year-old was at Aldi on Paisley Road West in Cardonald on February 6.
On Sunday, Govan residents reported that forensic officers were searching the house.
We previously reported that her mother Margaret Hanlon and sister Lynne Bryce, below, were left heartbroken by the disappearance.
Margaret, 69, who is from from Auchinleck in Ayrshire, said: “Julie sent me a text on Christmas day saying, ‘Merry Christmas’ and that was the last I heard from her.
“She was the type who would not phone for you months and then all of a sudden phone you.
“I think it is taking an awfully long while to find her, that is the problem. I thought she would have turned up before now, I don’t know what to think. I kind of think she will turn up, I hope so.
“It is the not knowing and the fact no one has seen her.”
The family revealed that Julie, who is originally from Auchinleck but now lives in Shieldhall Road, Govan, had been recovering from a brain injury.
It is unclear how Julie developed the injury but she spent several months in the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital before she moved to the Graham Anderson House which is a specialist neurobehavioural assessment and post-acute rehabilitation hospital.
A Police Scotland spokesman said “The forensic activity is in relation to the missing person inquiry for Julie Reilly.”
Julie, who is on daily medication, is described as white, 5ft, of medium build and she has dyed blonde hair.
She was last seen wearing a pink jacket, jeans and aqua coloured trainers.
Julie has also previously been known to use the surnames Hanlon, Martin and Collins.
Police Scotland can be contacted if you have information which could help find Julie.
Contact Govan Police Office via 101, quoting incident number 2057 of Thursday February 15 2018. Alternatively you can contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111
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