A leading Edinburgh property consultant was quizzed by police after a row with workers in a church building next to his home.
Officers removed a shotgun from Mathew Munros house amid claims that threats were made. Police confirmed that a report on the incident near Fala Church of Scotland in Midlothian is being sent to the Procurator Fiscal.
67-year-old Munro, a former soldier, is a residential property consultant with upmarket estate agents Simpson and Marwick in Edinburgh. It is understood he confronted workers outside his home in the small Midlothian village of Fala.
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According to the Daily Record, It is not believed that the firearm was produced during the confrontation. Work was taking place on a church building- the Session House- which adjoins Munro’s property.
A source said: “The work had been talked through beforehand with Munro’s wife, Miriam.
“But Munro came out to complain about the noise from a chainsaw as he was working from home and needed quiet for a meeting.
“Later he told the workers to stop as they’d entered his garden without permission.
“He claimed that a wall didn’t require pointing and ivy didn’t need to be removed.”
Witnesses allege that Munro warned that he would get his shotgun from the loft if someone entered his property again. Police Scotland said officers responded to the reports of a “disturbance” in Fala Dam around 6:40 pm on Thursday, July 28.
A spokesperson for the Police said: “A 67-year-old man is the subject of a report to the procurator fiscal in connection with the incident.”
A spokesman for the Church of Scotland said: “We are aware that an incident took place near Fala Church in Midlothian and the police were informed.
“As an investigation is underway, it would be inappropriate to comment further.”
Munro was educated at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, Berkshire, and served in the 1st Battalion of the King’s Own Scottish Borderers.
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