Dundee Homeless Shelter Sees Two Deaths
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Dundee Homeless Shelter Sees Two Deaths
- Two women, aged 43 and 53, died within hours of each other at the Lily Walker Centre in Dundee on August 16 and 17, 2025.
- Police Scotland is treating both deaths as unexplained but not suspicious, and reports will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.
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On August 16, 2025, emergency services were called to the Lily Walker Centre on Ann Street in Dundee at approximately 11:55 PM after a report of an unresponsive 43-year-old woman, who was pronounced dead at the scene. Less than 11 hours later, on August 17, 2025, at around 10:35 AM, officers returned to the same homeless shelter following the death of a 53-year-old woman.
Police Scotland has stated that both deaths are being treated as unexplained, but they are not believed to be suspicious. Families of both women have been notified. The Scottish Ambulance Service confirmed their attendance at both incidents, at 12:05 AM and 10:39 AM on August 17, 2025, respectively. The Lily Walker Centre is operated by Dundee City Council, which has declined to comment due to the ongoing police investigation.
This incident occurs amidst a broader concern regarding homelessness in Dundee. Dundee has experienced the highest increase in homelessness applications per population in Scotland, with an 18% rise recorded between 2024 and 2025. In January 2026, Shelter Scotland urged Dundee to declare a housing emergency, citing 225 children living in temporary accommodation and a 24% rise in homeless applications in 2024/2025. Previous deaths have also been reported in Dundee’s homeless accommodations, including two deaths in a different hostel in August 2018. The Lily Walker Centre itself is named after Mary Lily Walker, a Scottish social reformer who worked to improve conditions for women and children in industrial Dundee in the early 20th century.