Police are investigating the sudden death of a man in a block of flats in Inverness.
It is understood the man’s body was discovered in a stairwell of the block on at about 6am yesterday morning.
Police stood guard at the block throughout the day yesterday, with a specialist forensic team arriving in the afternoon to examine the scene.
A police spokeswoman said that the death is currently being treated as unexplained, adding that there are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances.
A report will be prepared and submitted in due course to the procurator fiscal.
The man has not been identified and no further details about him.
The grim discovery was made in a block close to the junction between Glenurquhart Road and Bught Drive, directly across from an entrance to Tomnahurich Cemetery.
A police officer was stationed at the door to the block where the man’s body was discovered, while another was based in a car near the front of the flats.
They were joined later in the afternoon by a forensics specialist who examined the area where the body was discovered.
Neighbours in the area reported that they were unaware of the incident.
One man, who asked not to be named, said: “I saw the police were there this morning but I didn’t think much more of it to be honest.
“It’s not that unusual to see police around.”
Meanwhile an investigation into an assault on Glenurquhart Road near the Tomnahurich Cemetery last weekend is still ongoing.
At about 5am on Saturday a man in his 30s was walking along Glenurquhart Road towards the city centre when he was assaulted by four young men.
They were thought to be in their late teens, between 5ft 6in and 6ft in height, and all dressed in casual clothing.
One member of the group was on a moped at the time.
The man sustained minor facial injuries and did not require hospital treatment.
A female driver of a white Ford Focus is believed to have witnessed the incident and police are appealing for her, and anyone else who has information on the incident, to make contact via 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
The assualt is not thought to be related to the death.
