Woman may have lain dead in home for months

Police are investigating the death of a woman amid reports she may have lain dead in her home for months.

Officers were called to Aldersyde Avenue in Troon, on 10 November after neighbours complained of a bad smell.

The 46-year-old woman lived there with her sister and daughter, according to reports.

A police spokesman said: “Police discovered the body of a 46-year-old woman within a property in Troon.

“Officers are treating the death as unexplained and inquiries are ongoing.”

DALKEITH