26/01/2015

Investigation Launches After Body Found In City Park

An investigation has been launched following the discovery of a woman's body in a Glasgow park.

Police found the body at about 16:00 on Sunday, near Tynecastle Street in the east end of the city.

A police spokesperson said a post-mortem is being carried out today and they are currently treating the death as "unexplained".

No formal identification of the body has been made.

(MH/JP)

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