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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Alastair Jamieson

Teenager arrested after elderly couple found dead at home in Livingston, West Lothian

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A teenager has been arrested after an elderly couple were found dead in a house in West Lothian, Scotland late on Boxing Day.

A sudden death was reported at a house in Raeburn Rigg in Livingston late on Sunday.

Police Scotland said officers found a man and a woman dead inside the property.

The force did not identify the couple, but they were named locally as Denis and Mary Fell, both 73.

A neighbour told the Daily Record: “I was sitting in the living room when I heard the cops putting the front door in.

“The couple who live there are both elderly and she’s disabled.”

A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "Officers were made aware around 11.40pm on Sunday, December 26, of a report of a sudden death in the Raeburn Rigg area of Livingston.

"A man and a woman were found dead inside a property.

"A 19-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident and inquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances and are at an early stage.”

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