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Injured OAP found in back garden dies
DUNFERMLINE: Frantic attempts to save 66-year-old’s life
A Fife pensioner found injured in her back garden died hours after neighbours frantically tried to save her life.
The 66-year-old, named locally as Margaret Campbell, known as Peggy, was found by neighbours in the garden of her Izatt Avenue home in Dunfermline early yesterday morning.
Despite receiving medical treatment at Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy she passed away.
A major police investigation has now been launched into Mrs Campbell’s death, with fears she may have been attacked.
Officers insist they are currently treating her death as “unexplained”.
Neighbour Jennifer Turnbull said: “Margaret must have been here for about 30 years.
“It is hard to think that anybody would want to do anything harmful to her.”
The death of a Dunfermline pensioner found injured outside her home yesterday morning is being treated as “unexplained”, police say.
Officers were called to the town’s Izatt Avenue after neighbours discovered 66-year-old Margaret Campbell wounded in her back garden yesterday morning.
Despite being taken for treatment at Kirkcaldy’s Victoria Hospital, Mrs Campbell died of her injuries and police have launched an investigation into her death.
Detective Inspector Paul Dick said: “We are investigating after a woman found injured in a garden in Dunfermline on Monday morning later died in hospital.
“The woman in her sixties was found outside a property on Izatt Avenue just after 8am. She was taken to the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy where she sadly passed away.
“Her death is being treated as unexplained and officers are carrying out inquiries in the local area to establish the circumstances.
“A report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.”
A huge police response descended on the St Leonard’s area of the town as a major investigation was launched into the fatality, which has left members of the community shocked.
A solitary officer was stationed outside the terraced property throughout the morning as police continued their work at the back of the address, where Mrs Campbell was discovered.
It is understood next door neighbours had spotted her in the garden before calling the emergency services.
Police are yet to reveal any further details surrounding the incident.
However, any medical explanation for Mrs Campbell’s injuries was ruled out by officers at an early stage, The Courier understands.
Neighbour Jennifer Turnbull said she had just woken up when she noticed a flurry of activity outside.
“There were police everywhere,” she said. “That would have been about the back of 7am.
“Margaret, or ‘Peggy’ as she is known, must have been here for about 30 years.
“It is hard to think that anybody would want to do anything harmful to her.”
Adding that officers had been conducting door-to-door inquiries throughout the day, she added: “I’ve never had any bother while living here. It is a very quiet street.
“The police asked if I had seen anything untoward but it is always quiet here.”