An investigation has been launched after a man died in police custody in Fife yesterday.
The 36-year-old man died while in police custody in Kirkcaldy after being arrested on Thursday.
The news comes after reports that there had been three ambulances outside Kirkcaldy Police Station yesterday morning (Friday 19 September).
Officers from Police Scotland have launched an investigation that say they will fully co-operate with a Police Investigations and Review Commissioner probe into the death.
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A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "The Police Investigations and Review Commissioner is carrying out a Crown directed investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a 36-year-old man who was taken into custody at Kirkcaldy Police Station on Thursday, 17 September, 2020.
"Police Scotland will co-operate fully with the PIRC's enquiries.”
