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Douglas Forbes death: 69 year old man arrested for driving offences

A man who was found fatally injured at Academy Park in Leith has been named as Douglas Forbes. The 78-year-old was discovered around 8.50pm on Thursday (2 December 2021).

Detective Inspector Jonny Wright from Gayfield CID said: “”We are still working to establish how Douglas came to sustain his injuries. We are trying to piece together his last movements, and believe he was in the city centre with friends, prior to being dropped off at Academy Park by a taxi.

“We would like anyone who was out with Douglas on Thursday 2 December, and for the taxi driver who dropped him off, to get in touch with us as soon as possible. This can be done by contacting 101, quoting incident number 3329 of 2 December 2021.”

POLICE UPDATE:

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Following the death of 78-year-old Douglas Forbes, at Academy Park in Edinburgh, on Thursday 2 December, Police Scotland can confirm a 69-year old man has been arrested in relation to driving offences.

“He’s been released pending further enquiries and the investigation continues.”

Police seek help to identify Mercedes mystery man

Detectives from Police Scotland’s Major Investigation Team are continuing ‘significant inquiries’ following the discovery of a body found in a burning car and they are appealing for information. Continue reading Police seek help to identify Mercedes mystery man

Post-mortem following ‘unexplained’ Pennywell death

Police are treating the death of a woman whose body was found at a flat in North Edinburgh as unexplained. The discovery was made at around 10am at a flat on Pennywell Road yesterday.

A man who was found injured in the flat is being treated in hospital. Neither person has yet been named.

A post-mortem will take place and a report has been sent to the Procurator Fiscal.

No further information is available at this time.

Investigation after Oxcars Court fire death

An investigation has been launched following the discovery of a man’s body after a fire in a Muirhouse flat yesterday. The body of the man in his 50s – named locally as David Robson – was found at the house in Oxcars Court by emergency services shortly after they arrived on the scene at about 12:35.

A Police Scotland spokesman said: “Police were called to an address in Oxcars Court around 12:35 on Tuesday in response to a fire that had broken out. The body of a man in his 50s was discovered within the flat. Inquiries are under way in order to establish the circumstances of his death.”

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