Body 'found in garden' of home as neighbours wake up to police swarming road

A man's body is believed to have been discovered in the garden of a Glasgow home.

Police sealed off a property in the Hogganfield area of the city on Tuesday morning after the man's body was found.

Shocked residents said they woke up to "police and forensics everywhere" as their quiet street was put on lockdown.

Two residential roads were locked down as police and forensic officers probed the unexplained death.

A large cordon remained in place on Wednesday morning, the Daily Record reports.

Two NHS nurses were also at the scene, and led police past the cordon towards one of the properties.

Police were called to the sudden death in the Scottish city (Daily Record)

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One neighbour, who didn't want to be named, told the Record: "We've only been told that there was an incident but people said the man's body was found in the garden.

"You worry that there's more to it as police and forensics were everywhere and now nurses have been down today."

Another neighbour said: "It's just terrible what's happened, to think a body's been lying there just down the road."

Neighbours said they were in shock after their street became a hive of police activity (Daily Record)

A third added: "We have no idea what's going on, we feel a bit in the dark.

"The cordon is so big that only those who live further away can drive in and our of their houses.

"You dread to think of how the body was found."

A fourth said: "I looked out of my window on Tuesday morning and saw the place full of police and guys in white suits.

"They were everywhere and it was a nightmare to get in and out with your car. It must be bad if they're still here today.

"The people living in the cordon were put on lockdown, they couldn't leave their houses at first."

Another added: "I've been living here for over 20 years.

"You never hear of anything happening in Hogganfield, it's a real shock."

Police told the Record on Wednesday afternoon that the death was 'still being treated as unexplained' and that there was 'no more information to add at this time'.

A spokeswoman from the force also confirmed that a post-mortem is being carried out.

She added that the results should be out later on Wednesday.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Officers were called to an address in Mossbank Drive in Glasgow at around 10.40am on Tuesday following the sudden death of a man.

“The death is currently being treated as unexplained and enquiries are ongoing.”