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Iona Young

Elderly Edinburgh woman found in home after 'sudden death'

The body of an elderly Edinburgh woman has been found at her home.

Police received reports of the 87-year-old's death in the early hours of Sunday, January 22 and raced to her home in the Lauriston area of the city.

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A concerned neighbour alerted police to the incident. There are reportedly no suspicious circumstances around her death and a report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We were made aware of the sudden death of an 86-year-old woman in the Easter Park Drive area of Edinburgh around 4.50am on Sunday, 22 January, 2023."

“The death is not being treated as suspicious. A report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal.”

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