A man has been charged over the death of a woman who was allegedly stabbed at an East Ayrshire house.

The incident is said to have happened on Craigie Place in Kilmarnock, at 10.20pm on Tuesday.

A woman was taken to Crosshouse Hospital with serious injuries but later died.

Officers have arrested a 51-year-old man in connection with the death.

A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "Police Scotland can confirm that a 51-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of a woman in Kilmarnock on Tuesday.

"At around 10.20pm on Tuesday evening, police were called to a report of a woman seriously injured within an address in Craigie Place, Kilmarnock.

"She was taken by ambulance to Crosshouse Hospital where she died a short time later.

"The 51-year-old man is due to appear at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court on Thursday and a full report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal."