A woman was found dead at her home nearly five hours after officers were sent to the wrong address.

The vulnerable 52-year-old's daughter called police fearing for her safety on February 19 last year.

Officers were dispatched but went to the wrong flat and failed to notice their mistake even after the 84-year-old woman inside gave a different name.

It was more than four and a half hours until they realised what had happened and found the 52-year-old dead in her home nearby.

She is believed to have died of an accidental overdose of prescription drugs at least six hours before she was found.

In a scathing report a policing watchdog criticised Police Scotland's handling of the incident, saying officers failed to "carry out basic checks".

The Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC) also said there was confusion between desk staff and officers on the ground.

It made a number of recommendations to Police to prevent similar incidents in future.

An inquiry into Police Scotland's handling of the incident uncovered serious flaws in the way it dealt with 999 and 101 calls.