Police are treating the death of a woman found alongside the body of a man near Corsliehill Road in Houston as murder. Stacy Mair, 35, was discovered at about 07:50 on Monday after officers received a report of concern for a person.
The death of the 43-year-old man remains unexplained pending the results of a post-mortem examination. Police said there is nothing to suggest anyone else was involved in his death.
What do police say about the investigation?
Police have said the woman's death is being treated as murder, while the man's death is still under investigation. The pair were found near Corsliehill Road in Houston on Monday morning after the concern for person report prompted a police response.
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