This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/south_of_scotland/8076540.stm
The article has changed 4 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 1 | Version 2 |
|---|---|
| Town centre death 'unexplained' | Town centre death 'unexplained' |
| (about 1 hour later) | |
| Police are investigating the death of a young man whose body was found on a town centre street in Aberdeenshire. | Police are investigating the death of a young man whose body was found on a town centre street in Aberdeenshire. |
| The body of the man - believed to be in his 20s - was found on High Street, Banff, near Andrews Opticians, at about 0300 BST. | |
| The Scottish Ambulance Service told the BBC Scotland news website the man was found slumped beside a car. | |
| Police said inquiries were ongoing to identify the man and the death was being treated as unexplained. | Police said inquiries were ongoing to identify the man and the death was being treated as unexplained. |
| 'Seen something' | |
| Grampian Police appealed for anyone who was in High Street in the early hours of the morning to get in touch with them. | Grampian Police appealed for anyone who was in High Street in the early hours of the morning to get in touch with them. |
| Det Insp Stewart Kidd, who is leading the enquiry, said: "Our enquiries are at a very early stage and we are treating this death as unexplained. | |
| "The area is in Banff town centre where people come and go at all hours of the day and night. I am hopeful that someone may have seen something which could assist us." | |
| The road will remain closed to pedestrians and traffic for some time. |