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| Police probe as elderly couple found dead near Millport | Police probe as elderly couple found dead near Millport |
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| Police have launched an investigation after an elderly couple were found dead in a house in Millport. | Police have launched an investigation after an elderly couple were found dead in a house in Millport. |
| A spokeswoman for Police Scotland said the bodies were found inside the house, in the West Bay area of the town, at about 11:20 on Monday. | A spokeswoman for Police Scotland said the bodies were found inside the house, in the West Bay area of the town, at about 11:20 on Monday. |
| The couple are thought to be retired doctor Arthur Tear and his wife Mary who was thought to have had dementia. | |
| It is understood the police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths. | It is understood the police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths. |
| A police spokesman said inquiries into the deaths were ongoing and post-mortem examinations would be held in due course. | |
| The couple were also said to have three grown-up children who did not live on the island. | |
| Millport is the only town on the island of Great Cumbrae in the Firth of Clyde, off the coast of North Ayrshire. | Millport is the only town on the island of Great Cumbrae in the Firth of Clyde, off the coast of North Ayrshire. |