Man's body 'may have lain in council flat for months'
Police discovered the 73-year-old dead on Northfield Avenue in Edinburgh.
An elderly man whose body was discovered inside a council flat may have been lying dead for several months.
The 73-year-old was founded dead by police on Thursday on Northfield Avenue in Edinburgh.
Officers had been called to the property after a report of concern for its occupant.
Neighbours had reportedly complained of flies around the flat to the council.
A Police Scotland spokesman said: "Police in Edinburgh responded to an address in Northfield Avenue at around 3.30 pm on Thursday, March 9 following reports of concern for the occupant.
"After entering the property the body of a 73-year-old man was found within.
"There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding this death and a report will be sent to the procurator fiscal."