A 43-year-old woman has died at a tower block in Edinburgh. Emergency services swooped on Cobbinshaw House South in the Wester Hailes are of the capital at around 5pm last night.
Police officers quickly cordoned off the area on Calder Gardens, with a white forensic tent erected in the street. Officers in white suits were seen working from the side of a van, as numerous emergency vehicles lined the road.
One concerned resident told Edinburgh Live that police were conducting door to door interviews with residents as they tried to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident.
The woman's death is currently being treated as unexplained and enquiries into the incident remain ongoing.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 5.05pm on Sunday, 23 October, 2022, officers were made aware of the death of a 43-year-old woman at Cobbinshaw House South, Calder Gardens, Edinburgh.
"The death is being treated as unexplained and enquiries are ongoing."
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