It’s now been confirmed that the 84 year old man who died from injuries after slipping on black ice in East Kilbride, was the father of TV presenter Lorraine Kelly.
John Kelly was found injured on an outdoor path in his home town of East Kilbride, near St Leonard’s Square shopping centre, on Saturday morning.
In a statement on Instagram, the ITV host wrote: “Very sad news. My dad has died. I am mourning the man who bought me a telescope when I was five years old, who watched the moon landings with me and taught me to always be curious and interested in everything. He was in poor health but it has still been a shock. We will miss you dad.”
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 07:00 on Saturday we were called to a report of a man found injured on a path.
“The 84-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.”
The force said a report on the death would be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal. Our thoughts are with the Kelly family at this sad time.
