Man charged over suspicious death in Inverness

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Police at Black Park, InvernessImage source, PETER JOLLY NORTHPIX
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Police at the scene of John Birrell's death in Inverness

A 65-year-old man has been charged in connection with the death of another man in Inverness.

Officers were called to a report of a disturbance in Leachkin Hill Road at about 18:00 on Monday. John Birrell, 55, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives are treating the incident as a suspicious death following a post-mortem examination.

The arrested man is due to appear at Inverness Sheriff Court on Wednesday.

John BirrellImage source, John Birrell family
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The man who died was John Birrell, 55