28 September 2009. Page 2. By Keith Imrie. A photograph of the crime scene. Police have launched a murder hunt after the body of a known criminal was found in wasteland in the Baillieston area of Glasgow after a suspected gangland slaying. Thomas Tierney was brutally stabbed to death shortly before midnight last night just minutes from his home in Rhindmuir Drive. A full-scale search of the area was being conducted into the early hours and was due to restart this morning. Tierney, known locally as Spud, was stabbed several times in what police are calling a vicious attack. As well as multiple wounds to his stomach, chest and abdomen, Tierney was slashed around the face and neck. His body was discovered soaked in blood by regulars from the nearby Brig Tavern on Easterhouse Road. One local man, who did not wish to be named, told the Daily Record that he came across Tierney’s body at closing time. ‘I’d just left the pub and was heading home. Me and a couple of the guys had only gone about 50 yards when we saw Spud lying there.
