Woman found in garden with stab wounds dies in hospital
Police have cordoned off a house in Dunfermline, Fife, after the incident.
A woman who was found with stab wounds in a garden in Fife has died in hospital.
The woman, who was in her 60s, was found outside a house on Izatt Avenue, Dunfermline, just after 8am on Monday.
She was then taken to Royal Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy, where she died in the afternoon.
Her death is currently being treated as unexplained.
Police cordoned off a house on the street on Monday morning.
Detective inspector Paul Dick said: "The woman in her 60s was found outside a property on Izatt Avenue just after 8am, she was taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy where she sadly passed away this afternoon.
"Her death is being treated as unexplained and officers are carrying out inquiries in the local area to establish the circumstances, a report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal."