Death of man in Lanarkshire flat treated as 'suspicious'

Police Scotland are treating the death of a man in Blantyre as "suspicious", a spokesman for the force has said.
By Lauren Walker
Published 27th Oct 2019, 19:48 BST
The body of a man in a block of flats on Camelon Crescent in the early hours of Sunday morning.The body of a man in a block of flats on Camelon Crescent in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The body of a man in a block of flats on Camelon Crescent in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Officers discovered the body of a man in a block of flats on Camelon Crescent in the early hours of Sunday morning.

A police spokesman has confirmed to the PA press agency that "it was likely" a murder probe would be launched.

The spokesman said: "There is still a post mortem to be carried out to establish the cause of death but we are treating it as suspicious and it is likely a murder inquiry will be launched."