A man found dead in Drumchapel has been named locally.

Police discovered the body of Darren 'Sinky' Sinclair, 27, on waste ground on Kilcloy Avenue, Drumchapel, on Tuesday morning.

The grim find was made around 8am and led to an area being cordoned off close to two schools as forensic examinations took place.

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Formal identification and a post mortem will take place in due course to establish the exact cause of death which is currently being treated as 'unexplained'.

A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.

Anyone with information regarding this incident can contact Drumchapel CID via 101, quoting incident number 0602 of Tuesday, November 6 2018.

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