A 35-year-old man has been arrested after a woman was found dead in a property near to where two men were discovered injured in Carrutherstown, Dumfries. 

The woman has since been named as 52-year old Beverley Bliss.

The man is being detained in police custody for the woman's murder and the alleged attempted murder of a 47-year-old man on Friday, December 22. 

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The 47-year-old man is currently being treated within Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary where hospital staff describe his condition as stable.

Relatives are aware and a report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal.