A 48-year-old man has died in a property in Brechin, Police Scotland have confirmed.
Officers attended a property in the town’s Mountskip Road just after midday on Friday.
Police are currently treating the death as “unexplained”, but it is understood the man – who had been unwell – passed away in his sleep due to his illness.
The spokeswoman said: “Officers were called to an address in Mountskip Road, Brechin, at around 12.05pm on Friday October 23, following the sudden death of a 48-year-old man.
“The death is being treated as unexplained and inquiries are ongoing.
“A report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.”