Rebecca Wright BBC Scotland news website

Local people in the Cardonald area of Glasgow have expressed their shock and sadness at the news that Andrew Ramsay's skull was discovered in the Firth of Clyde.

Mr Ramsay was a regular at the Quo Vadis pub

Mr Ramsay had only lived in the area in the south side of the city for a few months but was already known in Quo Vadis, the local pub where he was drinking on the night he was abducted.

Jim, a regular in the pub on Paisley Road West, remembered Mr Ramsay coming in to play pool at the pub.

"He was a regular in here. He just kept himself to himself - he didn't bother anybody, he was just one of the guys," he said.

"The disappearance was a bit strange. Most people had come to the conclusion that he had either manufactured it himself or been abducted. It's just a shame how it's ended. You don't like to hear anybody going that way."

Another customer at the pub, Mackenzie Rhind, thinks the discovery in the Firth of Clyde will create fresh speculation about what happened to Mr Ramsay in February last year.

He said: "I suspect there's quite a bit more to emerge yet. They may have found part of him but the mystery is still to be solved.

Mr McDonald said it was a "sad day" for the local community

"When it happened, it was a real shock to local people. He wasn't the kind of guy you'd expect it to happen to. He was just a nice, ordinary bloke you'd share a pint with.

"This is like something from a TV series or a film - you just can't make it up."

Local resident Campbell McDonald hopes the discovery will begin to bring some closure on the incident for the community.

"It's a sad day. We're still interested to hear what exactly happened to the man and why he was found the way he was," he said.