AN investigation is underway after the body of a man was discovered in Newton Mearns.

Around 2.30pm on Friday, the man was found within a property on Anderson Drive.

He is yet to be identified and a postmortem will be carried out to determine the cause of his death.

Police are treating the death as unexplained.

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A spokeswoman for the force told the Evening Times: “At around 2.30pm on Friday, August 10 the body of an as yet unidentified man was found within a property on Anderson Drive in Newton Mearns, Glasgow.

Glasgow Times:

The man's body was found in Anderson Drive

“A postmortem examination will take place to establish the exact cause of death.

“Officers are treating the death as unexplained.”

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A report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.

The news comes just days after two brothers were found dead in separate homes in the area.