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Daniel Morrow

Police tape off entrance to graveyard after woman found in distress

  Police have cordoned off entrance to a Leith church and graveyard after a woman was found in distress.

Officers were called to South Leith Parish Church at around 5.30pm on Friday evening.

Entrance to the church and the nearby graveyard have been taped off as officers investigate the circumstance behind the incident.

A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: “At around 5.30pm, officers on patrol in Edinburgh were alerted to a woman in distress in the New Kirkgate area.

“Inquiries are ongoing in the area to establish the circumstances and whether any crime has taken place.”

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