The sister of tragic Dundee pop star Billy Mackenzie has died after falling from a tenement window in the early hours of Monday morning.
Elizabeth (Lizzie) McIntosh, 51, apparently fell through the window of the block in Lyon Street shortly after midnight in what is believed to have been a tragic accident.
Ms McIntosh is the fourth sibling to die tragically after the lead singer of The Associates committed suicide in 1997 in the wake of his mother’s death.
Billy’s younger brother Jimmy also died of a drug overdose days after being released from prison, four years after his brother’s death.
And in October 2010, another brother John Mackenzie died in a fire at his home in Mary Slessor Square.
They are survived by brother Alex and sister Helen.
Paramedics rushed to the city’s Lyon Street in a bid to save Lizzie’s life after the alarm was raised.
She was taken to Ninewells Hospital but later died from her injuries.
A family friend, who asked not to be named, said: “It’s awful. I feel terrible for Alex and Helen. I really don’t know what they’ll be going through right now. It’s heartbreaking for them.”
A spokeswoman for the Scottish Ambulance Service confirmed paramedics were called to the incident.
She said: “We got the call from the police at around quarter past midnight to attend at Lyon Street in Dundee.
“Crews responded to an unconscious female who had fallen from a balcony. She was breathing at the time and was taken to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee.”
Police have launched an investigation into the incident.
It is believed Ms McIntosh, who lived in a second-floor flat, fell into the back yard from a shared window in the stairwell.
Members of the public were refused entry into the communal garden area with officers preserving the scene for further investigations.
A spokeswoman for Police Scotland, Tayside Division said: “A woman understood to be in her early 50s, has died after falling from a flat in Lyon Street, Dundee.
“The woman was taken to Ninewells Hospital, where she tragically died. Inquiries are continuing and Police Scotland would appeal to anyone who witnessed the incident to contact them on 101, or speak to any officer.”
It is understood police believe there are no suspicious circumstances and are treating the death as an accident.
Neighbour Scott Carmichael, 34, said: “We didn’t hear anything, just a bang on the door from the police when they arrived.
“It’s strange because that window is never open very much. I don’t know how she managed it.”