A MAN who was found dead in Shettleston may have lay dead for up to ten hours.
Steven Sutherland died in Budhill Square, just metres away from his home, on Wednesday.
Police were alerted to the body around 8pm, although it is thought the 46-year-old had been there for a number of hours.
Read more: Shettleston park body find: ‘No suspicious circumstances’ at play
Passersby are said to have spotted the Rangers fan on the grass in the afternoon and assumed he was sunbathing.
It wasn't until someone realised he hadn't moved that the alarm was raised, according to the Scottish Sun.
Floral tributes have been left at the park where Steven was discovered.
A spokeswoman for Police Scotland confirmed that the death was not being treated as suspicious.
Read more: Shettleston park body find: ‘No suspicious circumstances’ at play
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