Police suspect murder after woman found dead

POLICE Scotland have launched a murder investigation after the body of a woman was found at a house in Falkirk.

Police have detained a man in connection with the investigation.

Officers were called to Springfield Drive just after midnight after the woman’s body was found in a bedroom.

A male is currently detained in connection with this investigation.

The death is being treated as suspicious as officers work to establish her identity and the cause of death.

Police have detained a man in connection with the investigation.

A spokeswoman for Police Scotland confirmed that a man had been detained in connection with the incident.

Local area commander Ch Insp Mandy Paterson said: “Our inquiries into how the woman died are ongoing, and detectives and forensic officers are carrying out a thorough investigation at the scene.

“For this particularly quiet area within the community this will be an unsettling time, however, I can confirm that we currently have a man in police custody.

“I would ask residents to be patient with us while we carry out the necessary door-to-door inquiries and we are committed to returning the area to normality as soon as possible.”

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