A woman has fallen to her death from a block of high-rise flats in Glasgow.

The 30-year-old suffered fatal injuries in the plunge from an 11th floor window of the block on Charles Street, Royston shortly after 5pm on Monday.

Police have launched an investigation into the death, which is being treated as suspicious.

Detective inspector Aileen Boyle, from Police Scotland's Major Investigation Team, said: "A young woman has lost her life and it's imperative we find out what happened.

"This is a highly populated area and I'm sure people in the area will have witnessed the incident. I am appealing to them to contact us as we need as much information as possible so that we can piece together what has occurred.

"Local residents in the area will be shocked by this incident and I would like to reassure them that we will do all in our power to find out how this young woman died."

A post-mortem examination will be carried out on the woman, who has not yet been identified.

Anyone with information on her death is asked to contact police on 101.