22 December 2011 Last updated at 11:24 ET

CCTV images released in Graeme Melville murder probe

The CCTV footage was captured at about 03:00 on Thursday 15 December

Police investigating the murder of a 25-year-old man in Lanark have released CCTV images which were captured shortly before he was killed.

Graeme Melville was found dead at a property in Smyllum Road at 04:00 last Thursday.

Police have renewed their appeal for information and released two images which were taken at about 03:00.

They show Mr Melville walking on Thomas Taylor Avenue, near Woodstock Road, in the direction of Smyllum Road.

Det Ch Insp Louise Raphael, who is leading the investigation, said she wanted to hear from anyone with information about Mr Melville's movements in the hours before his death.

She added: "Graeme was well known locally and I am convinced that the local community hold the key to this investigation."