This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-22672285
The article has changed 10 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 2 | Version 3 |
|---|---|
| Police say Edinburgh street death was murder | Police say Edinburgh street death was murder |
| (about 3 hours later) | |
| Detectives in Edinburgh have said they are treating the death of a man in the early hours of Sunday as murder. | Detectives in Edinburgh have said they are treating the death of a man in the early hours of Sunday as murder. |
| The 25-year-old man was found seriously injured in the Willowbrae area following reports of a car crash shortly after 01:00. | |
| He was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, where he later died. | |
| Police have said a second man was found injured in the same area. His injuries are reported to be "not life-threatening". | Police have said a second man was found injured in the same area. His injuries are reported to be "not life-threatening". |
| Local residents reported a police helicopter circling the area in the early hours of the morning. | |
| A large area of the Willowbrae and Duddingston areas were cordoned off by police as investigations continued. | |
| The murder inquiry is being led by Det Supt Gary Flannigan, of the Major Investigation Team of the Specialist Crime Division of Police Scotland. | |
| A spokeswoman for Police Scotland's Edinburgh division said: "An investigation into this death - which is being treated as a murder - is in its early stages. | A spokeswoman for Police Scotland's Edinburgh division said: "An investigation into this death - which is being treated as a murder - is in its early stages. |
| "Soon after (the first man was found), a second man was found in the same area of the city. He is currently in hospital being treated for injuries which are not believed to be life threatening." | "Soon after (the first man was found), a second man was found in the same area of the city. He is currently in hospital being treated for injuries which are not believed to be life threatening." |