Man charged over suspicious death in Inverness

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.

The man who died was John Birrell, 55