Overview
- Emergency services discovered the bodies of a man and a woman near their cottage on Corsliehill Road after a report of concern for a person, with the call logged on Monday morning, July 27.
- Police Scotland confirmed late Tuesday that the death of 35-year-old Stacy Mair is being treated as murder following a post-mortem, while the 43-year-old man’s cause of death remains unexplained pending his post-mortem.
- Detectives from the force’s Major Investigation Team are carrying out extensive enquiries at the rural scene, using forensic teams, local officers and specialist support for the victims’ relatives.
- Authorities say there is nothing to suggest a third party is involved or any ongoing risk to the public and they have not confirmed media reports about a recovered firearm or a suspected murder‑suicide.
- Locally the couple were known for running a tree‑surgery business together and the case has prompted community shock and an ongoing police effort to establish the full sequence of events.