A WOMAN who was found injured next to football pitches in Aberdeen this morning is said to be in a stable condition.

Police were called to Great Southern Road at 8.15am this morning after the woman, in her 20s, was discovered next to the Inverdee playing fields near the Goals football centre.

A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesman confirmed the woman had been taken to hospital and that she was in a stable condition.

He said: “A woman in her 20s has been taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.

“She is in a stable condition.”

As a result of the incident, part of the playing fields have been cordoned off and a northbound lane of Great Southern Road has been closed.

Police have said their inquiries are at an early stage.