Three charged and 12 fined after police raid ‘funeral wake’

Officers responded to a report of a potential Covid breach at a property in Edinburgh on Thursday night.

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Three people have been charged and 12 others fined after police raided an alleged illegal funeral wake in Edinburgh.

Officers responded to a report of a potential Covid breach at a property in Shandwick Place at around 10.20pm on Thursday night.

Three men – aged 32, 34 and 37 – were arrested and charged in connection with the incident and are due to appear in court at a later date.

A further 12 fixed penalty notices were handed out.

A Police Scotland spokesman said: “Police were called around 10.20pm on Thursday, April 15, following the report of a breach of coronavirus regulations at a property in Shandwick Place, Edinburgh.

“Officers attended and three men aged 32, 34, and 37 were arrested and charged in connection with the incident and are due to appear at court at a later date.

“There was a further 12 fixed penalty notices issued.”

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