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Sarah Vesty

Arthur's seat death plunge victim was 'mum to be on honeymoon'

A woman who died after falling off Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh had allegedly celebrated her wedding reception with loved ones just days before the ‘suspicious’ incident.

Fawziyah Javed is understood to have been on her honeymoon in the capital when she was involved in the fatal incident at around 9pm on Thursday.

Police, paramedics and fire crews raced to the scene i n Holyrood Park but the 31-year-old, from West Yorkshire, tragically could not be saved.

Emergency services were called to the scene on Thursday night (Deadline News)

A source told how the young woman, who worked at Lyons Davidson Solicitors in Leeds, was heavily involved in charity work before getting married late last year.

She is believed to have celebrated her wedding reception in West Yorkshire on Sunday before travelling to Scotland by train at the start of the week.

The source also claimed that Fawziyah was thought to be in the early stages of a pregnancy before her tragic death.

Uniformed officers from West Yorkshire Police are understood to have been searching a property in Pudsey, West Yorkshire, on Friday afternoon, which is believed to be connected to the fatal fall.

Police Scotland earlier confirmed that a 27-year-old man has been arrested as part of their enquiries.

A force spokesperson said: “We received a report that a woman had fallen from Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh, around 9pm on Thursday, 2 September.

"Emergency services attended including the fire service and ambulance.

"The 31-year-old woman died at the scene a short time later and her death is being treated as suspicious.

"A 27-year-old man has been arrested and enquiries are ongoing."

West Yorkshire Police have also been contacted for comment.

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