A body has been discovered in Fife in the search for missing 35-year-old Kathleen Ritchie. 

Officers made the discovery near a footpath on Ivanhoe Drive in Glenrothes just after 8pm on Sunday.

The family of Kathleen Ritchie, who has been missing since Friday, have been informed, Police Scotland said.

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There are not thought to be any suspicious circumstances.

A police statement said: “Officers in Glenrothes can confirm that the body of a woman was found near a footpath on Ivanhoe Drive around 8.05pm on Sunday.

“Formal identification is yet to take place and a post-mortem will be carried out in due course.

“The death is currently being treated as unexplained but there are not thought to be any suspicious circumstances.”