Man found dead in property in South Lanarkshire village
An investigation is under way following the discovery of a body in a village.
An investigation is under way following the discovery of a body in a village.
The man's body was found at a property in Chapelton, South Lanarkshire, on Thursday at about 11.30am.
Officers are carrying out inquiries to identify the man and to establish the circumstances surrounding his death.
Police are treating the death as unexplained.
It is understood police and forensic officers remain at the scene, with a post-mortem examination to take place in due course.
A Police Scotland spokesman said: At around 11.30am on Thursday, police were called to a property in Chapelton, South Lanarkshire, where an as yet unidentified man was found dead.
"A post-mortem examination will be carried out in due course to establish the exact cause of death.
"The death is being treated as unexplained and police inquiries are ongoing into the death and to establish the man's identity."