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| Inquiry after woman's body found | Inquiry after woman's body found |
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| A major police investigation is under way after the discovery of a woman's body at a house in West Lothian. | A major police investigation is under way after the discovery of a woman's body at a house in West Lothian. |
| Officers have cordoned off a family home in Bathgate. | Officers have cordoned off a family home in Bathgate. |
| A police spokesman said the body had been found in the property at Balbardie Crescent, which is in a block of four homes, in the early hours of Wednesday. | A police spokesman said the body had been found in the property at Balbardie Crescent, which is in a block of four homes, in the early hours of Wednesday. |
| He said the woman's death was being treated as suspicious and added: "A full forensic examination is being carried out." | He said the woman's death was being treated as suspicious and added: "A full forensic examination is being carried out." |
| He said police were not in a position to give any information about the circumstances of the discovery. | He said police were not in a position to give any information about the circumstances of the discovery. |
| Named locally | Named locally |
| House-to-house inquiries were taking place in the area and an inquiry team has been established at the new divisional headquarters at the West Lothian Civic Centre. | House-to-house inquiries were taking place in the area and an inquiry team has been established at the new divisional headquarters at the West Lothian Civic Centre. |
| Police appealed for anyone who noticed any activity at the property between Friday lunchtime and Tuesday night to contact them. | Police appealed for anyone who noticed any activity at the property between Friday lunchtime and Tuesday night to contact them. |
| Neighbours said they had not seen the couple who lived in the house since Friday. | Neighbours said they had not seen the couple who lived in the house since Friday. |
| They have been named locally as Carol and Harry Jarvis. | |
| A Lothian and Borders Police spokesman said: "We can confirm that a major inquiry has been launched on Wednesday, following the discovery of a woman's body within a house in Bathgate, West Lothian." | A Lothian and Borders Police spokesman said: "We can confirm that a major inquiry has been launched on Wednesday, following the discovery of a woman's body within a house in Bathgate, West Lothian." |