A man who was found fatally injured in Edinburgh has been named by police as Douglas Forbes.
The 78-year-old was found hurt at Academy Park in the Leith area of the city at around 8.50pm on Thursday night.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
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.”
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