A MAN'S body was left in Edinburgh City Chambers toilets for six days before being discovered, it has emerged.
The body of Sean Stephen 38, was found inside the council's customer support hub toilets on July 7.
The National reported that emergency services were called to reports of an unresponsive man at the building on the Royal Mile.
At the time, police said the death was being treated as unexplained but was not believed to be suspicious.
However, it has since emerged that Sean first entered the toilets on July 1, meaning that it was almost a week until his body was discovered.
Speaking to the Daily Record, Sean's wife Julie, 47, said she was speaking to her husband on the phone as he went into the building, after complaining of "feeling unwell".
Later that evening, after she was unable to reach her husband, she reported him missing.
She told the Record: “There’s CCTV footage of him on the phone to me walking up the Royal Mile and into the council building. He was healthy but said he was feeling dizzy and sick. He said he was going to get a taxi.
“I came off the phone when he was going to do the toilet. That was the last time I spoke to him. How’s no one been in that toilet for six days, it baffles me.
“I spoke to police on the phone but the first response I got was he’s 38 years old. He couldn’t be a missing person [yet] because of his age. We spent a week looking for him and put flyers in shops."
Julie has now called for answers over the death of her husband.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “At 9.20pm on Tuesday, July 1, 2025 we received a report of concern for a 38-year-old man in the Edinburgh area who failed to make a pre-arranged appointment.
"Enquiries were carried out to trace him and he was traced deceased on Monday, 7 July in the High Street area of Edinburgh.”
A City of Edinburgh Council spokesperson said: “We’re continuing to assist Police Scotland with their inquiries and can’t comment any further at this stage.”
