Three individuals have been taken into custody following the discovery of a deceased person in a field, prompting a police inquiry. First responders hurried to a field close to High Mathernock Farm in Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire, after receiving a notification of a body being found at approximately 9:20 am. While the identity of the individual has not been officially confirmed, the family of a 50-year-old man reported missing from Greenock today has been notified.
Officials from Police Scotland are in the process of determining if the fatality is connected to a disturbance that occurred in Lansbury Street, Greenock, reported at around 2:45 am earlier that day. Subsequent to this event, law enforcement also cordoned off a street in the Gibshill area of Greenock with an emergency services presence established since the early hours of the morning.
Investigators observed forensic officers and a blue tent at a property in Lansbury Street, and a cordon was set up on Gibshill Road where additional officers seemed to be collecting evidence.
Police Scotland released a statement confirming that three men, aged 51, 45, and 44, have been apprehended in relation to an assault, with extensive investigations ongoing. Specific details regarding the incident have not been disclosed by authorities.