{"id":422456,"date":"2025-09-14T01:06:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T01:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/422456\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T01:06:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T01:06:12","slug":"man-56-found-dead-in-scots-city-as-police-launch-probe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/422456\/","title":{"rendered":"Man, 56, found dead in Scots city as police launch probe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A MAN has been found dead at a property in a Scottish city.<\/p>\n<p>Emergency crews raced to the scene in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/where\/edinburgh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Edinburgh<\/a> this afternoon at around 12pm.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Street view of residential area with a white SUV.\" height=\"533\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Google\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-13-190054.png\" data-caption=\"Officers raced to the property on New Lairdship Place in Edinburgh this afternoon\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-13-190054.png\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>1<\/p>\n<p>Officers raced to the property on New Lairdship Place in Edinburgh this afternoonCredit: Google<\/p>\n<p>The alarm was raised after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">police<\/a> received a report of the death of a 56-year-old man at New Lairdship Place in the capital.<\/p>\n<p>An investigation was launched following the tragic discovery.<\/p>\n<p>Officers confirmed there are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>A report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/police-scotland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Police Scotland<\/a> spokesperson told <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/news.stv.tv\/east-central\/man-56-found-dead-at-property-in-edinburgh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">STV News<\/a>: &#8220;We 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>&#8220;There are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances and a report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal in due course.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile earlier the same day <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/news\/15336891\/calderglen-country-park-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cops cordoned off a large area of Calderglen Country\u00a0Park\u00a0<\/a>in East Kilbride ,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/lanarkshire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lanarkshire<\/a>, close to a playground and popular zoo.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s understood officers were summoned to the scene early\u00a0this morning\u00a0after the tragic discovery in the\u00a0park\u00a0overnight.<\/p>\n<p>They focused their attention on a popular\u00a0beauty\u00a0spot known as the Horseshoe Falls.<\/p>\n<p>Police say the man&#8217;s\u00a0death\u00a0is being treated as unexplained.<\/p>\n<p>But they do not believe there are any suspicious circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>A police car had been driven down a walkway normally used by dog walkers and officers can be seen guarding the area.<\/p>\n<p>An onlooker who saw the large police presence said: \u201cYou can see a whole load of cops down at the wee bridge next to the waterfall and whatever has happened it looks very serious.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Several cop cars are also parked in the courtyard next to the local golf course Torrance House.<\/p>\n<p>Police officers carrying equipment bags were seen walking into the woods.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A MAN has been found dead at a property in a Scottish city. 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