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Edinburgh Live
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Douglas Barrie & Neil Pooran

Man appears in court charged with murder following death of Andy McCarron

A man has appeared in court charged with murder after a disturbance outside a football social club.

Emergency services were called to Edinburgh City FC's social club in Lochend Road South at about 12.15am on Sunday.

A 49-year-old man, named locally as Andy McCarron, was injured during the disturbance and later died in hospital.

Paul Smith, 42, appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Monday in connection with the incident.

Smith, from the city, made no plea to the murder charge and was remanded in custody.

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