Murder victim Stuart Walker – believed to have been beaten and burned – did not die in a random attack, police have said
Although there was nothing to suggest the ‘extremely violent attack’ on Stuart Walker was a homophobic assault, as had been suggested, police were keeping an open mind, said divisional commander John Thomson.
‘I do not believe this was a random attack and I would like to reassure the public that I do not anticipate a recurrence of this attack,’ he added.
The 28-year-old’s body was found on a road in the Caponacre industrial estate, Cumnock, East Ayrshire, on Saturday.
Officers denied reports the popular hotel worker was tied to a post before his death.
Hundreds of tributes have been left on a Facebook page set up in Mr Walker’s memory. Scottish MSP Adam Ingram said he was ‘very popular and well-known within the community’.
