The body of a woman has been discovered in a house where a man has been injured.

A 27-year-old woman was found dead at a property on Great Western Road in Kirkwall, Orkney, shortly after 3.20pm on Tuesday.

Her death is being treated as unexplained.

A man, 27, was taken to Balfour Hospital from the same address.

His condition is described as stable.

A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "Enquiries are ongoing and at an early stage."