POLICE have locked down a section of land in Ayr following reports of an assault on a 41-year-old woman.
Cops received a report early this morning that a woman had been assaulted near to Craigie Road, Ayr, near to the Ayr Racecourse.
Investigations are at a very early stage and detectives are trying to establish exactly what happened.
The area will remain taped off as police carry out enquiries.
A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: "We received reports of a woman being assaulted in the early hours of this morning in Craigie Road, Ayr.
"Investigations are being carried out into the full circumstances and we will update when possible."
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