UPDATE: Police Scotland have confirmed the victim has been named as Catherine Pryde.

POLICE have launched an investigation after the body of a 74-year-old woman was found at a house in Fishcross.

Emergency services attended the house on The Engine Green on Sunday, March 19, and are now treating the death as murder.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “At around 7:35am on Sunday, March 19, 2023, police received a report that 74-year-old Catherine Pryde had died within a house in The Engine Green area.

“Following a post-mortem examination, the death was confirmed as murder and the investigation is ongoing.

“Members of the local community will notice enhanced police activity in the area as officers conduct inquiries.

"Officers are following a positive line of enquiry and there is not thought to be any wider threat to the public.

"The family have asked that their privacy is respected at this difficult time."