Police pack up evidence after two days at Nicola Sturgeon's house amid SNP finances probe
dailyrecord.co.ukPolice packed up evidence from the home of Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell following a two-day search as the probe into finances at the Scottish National Party continues.
Three police cars and an evidence van left the scene after the couple's house in Uddingston, Lanarkshire, was first raided by officers on Wednesday morning.
It followed the arrest of Mr Murrell, the former SNP Chief Executive.The 58-year-old was later released without charge, pending further investigation after being questioned for almost 12 hours.A heavy police presence remained at the property throughout Thursday before officers packed up a blue police tent that had been stationed on the driveway and boxes of evidence.A van believed to be containing evidence found during the search was also taken away last night.Neighbours said they hadn't seen the couple at the house since Wednesday morning.One man said she saw Ms Sturgeon leaving with just her purse under her arm at around 8am.
He said: "We've not seen either of them return home yet."During Wednesday’s large-scale raid, police were seen combing the garden area of the property and photographing garden tools and a BBQ.
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