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Man's body found at Aberdeen home as police probe 'unexplained' death

A 67-year-old man was found at a property on Saturday afternoon.

Sclattie Park
Local shops at Sclattie Park where a man's death has treated as unexplained.(Image: Google Maps)

Police have launched a probe after a man's body was found in Aberdeen. Officers were called to Sclattie Park in the city at around 4.20pm on Saturday, April 26, following a report of a death.

The body of a 67-year-old male was discovered at a property.


Police confirmed that death is being treated as "unexplained" and further enquiries into the circumstances are ongoing.


A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “At around 4.20pm on Saturday, 26 April, 2025, police received a report of the death of a 67-year-old man at a property in the Sclattie Park area of Aberdeen.

“The death is currently being treated as unexplained and enquiries are ongoing.”

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A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “At around 4.20pm on Saturday, 26 April, 2025, police received a report of the death of a 67-year-old man at a property in the Sclattie Park area of Aberdeen.

“The death is currently being treated as unexplained and enquiries are ongoing.”


Elsewhere, an 18-year-old has died just more than a week after he was involved in a collision with a van in Dumfries and Galloway.

The pedestrian was hit by a white Ford Transit van on the A75 near the village of Carsluith.

The collision took place on April 18 and Police Scotland has now said the man died on Saturday April 26 at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.


The 28-year-old man driving the van and a 33-year-old passenger were not injured in the incident.

The driver was arrested in connection with the incident and was released pending further inquiries.

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Sergeant David Kerr said: "Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the young man who has died.

"Our inquiries into the circumstances of this crash are ongoing and I would urge anyone in the area at the time, before and after the incident, to get in touch with us.

"I am also asking anyone who was in the area at the time and who has dash-cam footage that could assist to get in touch."

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