A man fell to his death from a tower block while police responded to a double murder.

Officers were responding to a disturbance in an Aberdeen tower block when the bodies of a man and woman were discovered inside a flat on Tuesday night.

They said as they attended the Donside Court property in the Tillydrone area of the city at around 8.15pm, the man died by falling from a balcony.

Detective chief inspector Keith Hardie, from the major investigation team, confirmed police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident, while all three who died stayed in the tower block.

He said: "We have launched a thorough investigation to establish the full circumstances of what happened last night.

"Officers attended at Donside Court following reports of a disturbance and found the bodies of a man and a woman within a flat. Both of these deaths are being investigated and treated as murder.

"At this stage, we can also confirm that a second man died at the scene a short time after officers attended.

"The circumstances of this death are likewise being investigated. Given that officers were present at the time of the death, the procurator fiscal has instructed the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner to review the circumstances."

He added: "I would like to reiterate that this stage we are not looking for anyone else in relation to these deaths and I would like to reassure the public that this is a contained incident and there is no wider threat to the community.

"There will continue to be a police presence in the area as we continue with our investigation into this incident and I want to thank the community for their patience.

"A report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal in relation to all three deaths later today."

Mr Hardie would not comment on whether or not weapons were involved in the deaths.

Toni Dey, 19, who lives in nearby Gordon's Mills Road, said she heard screaming from the block during the incident.

The mother-of-two said: "I heard some girl screaming 'help me, help me', then about ten minutes after I heard loads of screaming and shouting.

"I didn't call the police as I thought it was kids messing around, then I heard loads of police.

"I can't remember exactly what time I heard it all. I had messaged my mum on Facebook saying there was a lot of screaming but couldn't see what had happened. It was awful to hear all that, then actually hear what had happened.

"It's very scary to think that something like that had happened. All I kept thinking was 'why was that poor girl shouting help me?' and about a two-minute walk out my back door.

"I just moved in here in May and it's been so quiet. I was shocked to hear anything as I never normally do."