{"id":421299,"date":"2025-09-13T14:32:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T14:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/421299\/"},"modified":"2025-09-13T14:32:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T14:32:11","slug":"edinburgh-tragedy-as-body-of-56-year-old-man-found-in-residential-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/421299\/","title":{"rendered":"Edinburgh tragedy as body of 56-year-old man found in residential property"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The body of a 56-year-old man has been discovered at a capital property.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edinburghlive.co.uk\/all-about\/police-scotland\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Emergency services;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Emergency services<\/a> descended on New Lairdship Place at around noon on Saturday September 13 following the report of a death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Shocked locals noticed the road had been locked down with one commenting there was a &#8216;serious police presence.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><b>READ MORE:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.news.yahoo.com\/edinburgh-emergency-services-descend-capital-125358427.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Edinburgh emergency services descend on capital street in ongoing incident;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Edinburgh emergency services descend on capital street in ongoing incident<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><b>READ MORE:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.news.yahoo.com\/edinburgh-set-welcome-luxury-retailer-104106004.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Edinburgh set to welcome luxury retailer on George Street with &#039;timeless gifts&#039;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Edinburgh set to welcome luxury retailer on George Street with &#8216;timeless gifts&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A forensic team with three officers in white suits were spotted at the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The death is not being treated as suspicious and a report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal shortly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">An eye witness, who wished to remain anonymous, previously told Edinburgh Live: &#8220;Broomhouse is normally a really quite place during the day and you don&#8217;t normally see an emergency service response like that in a residential street.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><b>Join<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/DBFongo3zQS6P8RfPA1ryO\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Edinburgh Live&#039;s Whatsapp Community here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">  <b> Edinburgh Live&#8217;s Whatsapp Community here <\/b> <\/a> <b>and get the latest news sent<\/b> <b>straight to your messages.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A Police Scotland spokesperson said: \u201cWe received a report of the death of a 56-year-old man at a property on New Lairdship Place, Edinburgh, around 12pm on Saturday, 13 September, 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThere are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances and a report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal in due course.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><b> <b>Sign up for<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edinburghlive.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=52589817-5145-4bda-812c-35c36c95fb08&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Edinburgh Live newsletters;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> <b> Edinburgh Live newsletters <\/b> <\/a> <b>for more headlines straight to your inbox<\/b> <\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The body of a 56-year-old man has been discovered at a capital property. 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