A murder investigation has been launched after a 36-year-old dad was found dead at a property in Inverness.

Officers from Police Scotland were called to the St Ninian Drive area in the Highland capital at around 12.10am on Sunday, November 12, but Ross MacGillivray was pronounced dead at the scene.

Following a post mortem examination, the death is being treated as murder and a probe has been launched to establish the full circumstances.

The family of Ross MacGillivray described him as a "doting father".

In a statement released through Police Scotland, they said: "Ross was a loving husband, a doting father, loved by his family and friends and all who met him.

"He will be especially missed but definitely not forgotten. We love you to the Moon, the stars, Jupiter and Mars.”

Cope are now appealing to anyone with information to come forward.

Officers are particularly keen to speak to two men who were seen entering the property on St Ninian Drive at around 10.20pm on Saturday, November 11, and leaving shortly after midnight on Sunday, November 12.

The first man is described as black, around 6 feet tall, of slim build, with short black hair and stubble around his mouth. He was wearing a blue puffer jacket, black tracksuit bottoms and chunky white trainers.

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The second man is described as white, around 5ft 8ins tall, of slim build, with brown hair, which was shaved at the sides and longer on top. He was wearing a black waterproof jacket, grey and black trousers and black trainers.

Both were last seen heading in the direction of the Dalneigh area and the canal, and it's believed they were then in the St Valery Avenue area at around 12.20am. Police also believe the men may have been in the company of a woman at the time.

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