POLICE have launched an investigation after a man’s body was found near a Renfrewshire hospital.

The 55-year-old man was discovered in the grounds of the Royal Alexandra Hospital, in Paisley, at around 3.55am on Wednesday.

A police spokesperson said: “A post-mortem will take place in due course to establish the exact cause of his death which, at this time, police are not treating as suspicious. 

“A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal."

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