A murder inquiry has been launched following the death of a man in Kirkmuirhill who has been named as Scott Boyd. ‌

Police were alerted to a report of two men found injured in the Braeside Crescent area at around 4.45am on Wednesday, August 27. ‌

A 30-year-old man was pronounced dead within a property at the scene. ‌

Following a post mortem examination, his death is being treated as murder.

The family of Scott Boyd have been informed of the tragedy.

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Heartbroken friends and family took to social media to pay tribute to Scott, describing him as a "cracking wee lad" who is understood to have been from Lanark originally and also lived in Glasgow .

Locals told the Daily Record that a man was heard "screaming for help" in the incident on Wednesday. ‌

Amy Moffat, 18, said th

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