Man who died on main street 'involved in altercation with group'

A man who died on a street in a village in the Highlands ‘may have been involved in an altercation with a group’.

Police received a report that a 63-year-old had died in the Main Street area of Strathpeffer at around 7.35pm on Monday.

Investigating officers have said that he may have been involved in an “altercation” with a group in the vicinity of The Square.

The death has been reported to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service.

A post mortem examination will be carried out in due course, and officers have asked that anyone with any information contact 101 quoting incident number 3069 of Monday, 20 April, 2026.

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