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Edinburgh Live
Edinburgh Live
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Alan McEwen Court Reporter & Jacob Farr

Edinburgh man tackled after chasing cousin with a meat cleaver in city centre

A chef who chased his cousin along a capital street with a meat cleaver after a whisky session was tackled by a brave passerby.

Nelson Da Costa brandished the weapon as he ran after his relative following a booze-fuelled argument.

Da Costa was stopped after a man walking by witnessed the incident in Edinburgh’s Old Town and intervened.

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