Inquiry into death of man after body found in flat

Police have launched an investigation after the body of a man was discovered in an Edinburgh flat.

Emergency services were alerted to the incident in Muirhouse Park on Tuesday afternoon.

Officers are treating the death as unexplained.

A Police Scotland spokesman said: “Around 4pm on Tuesday, January 12, the body of a 57-year-old man was found within a flat in Muirhouse Park, Edinburgh. 

“Enquiries into his death are continuing and officers remain at the scene.

“His death is being treated as unexplained at this time.”

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