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| A baby's remains have been found near a cemetery in Edinburgh. A member of the public made the discovery in bushes by Seafield cemetery in the city on Sunday night. | A baby's remains have been found near a cemetery in Edinburgh. A member of the public made the discovery in bushes by Seafield cemetery in the city on Sunday night. |
| Police sealed off the area and launched an investigation. A spokesman said: "We can confirm that officers were called to the Seafield area of Edinburgh around 5pm on Sunday after a member of the public reported having discovered what they thought were human remains. Police attended the scene near Seafield cemetery and are currently investigating." | Police sealed off the area and launched an investigation. A spokesman said: "We can confirm that officers were called to the Seafield area of Edinburgh around 5pm on Sunday after a member of the public reported having discovered what they thought were human remains. Police attended the scene near Seafield cemetery and are currently investigating." |
| Officers stood on a footbridge over Seafield Place, which was cordoned off, and a forensic team was at the scene. There was police tape around a section of the residential street that borders the public park, known as Leith Links. The Seafield cemetery and crematorium nearby is privately run and remained open. | Officers stood on a footbridge over Seafield Place, which was cordoned off, and a forensic team was at the scene. There was police tape around a section of the residential street that borders the public park, known as Leith Links. The Seafield cemetery and crematorium nearby is privately run and remained open. |
| Police said they were not in a position to disclose the sex of the child or its exact age. Officers were working to establish the cause of death and how the remains came to be at Restalrig Path. | Police said they were not in a position to disclose the sex of the child or its exact age. Officers were working to establish the cause of death and how the remains came to be at Restalrig Path. |
| They appealed for the mother to contact them, saying she may be in need of medical or emotional support. | They appealed for the mother to contact them, saying she may be in need of medical or emotional support. |
| Detective Chief Inspector David McLaren said: "Last night, around about teatime, we were contacted by a dog walker who had been walking his dog in Restalrig Path and found what he thought to be human remains. | Detective Chief Inspector David McLaren said: "Last night, around about teatime, we were contacted by a dog walker who had been walking his dog in Restalrig Path and found what he thought to be human remains. |
| "Officers attended last night and our initial examination of the scene established that we found what we believed to be the remains of an infant child. As things stand, we are carrying out further investigation there to try and establish the cause of death of that child and how the child came to be on the path." | "Officers attended last night and our initial examination of the scene established that we found what we believed to be the remains of an infant child. As things stand, we are carrying out further investigation there to try and establish the cause of death of that child and how the child came to be on the path." |
| He went on: "Obviously there is a mother out there who may be in need of some sort of medical assistance or emotional support. I would ask that if she's out there and hears this appeal that she gets in touch with us at Police Scotland so that we can provide her in the first instance with that assistance or support that she may need and, secondly, to try and establish just exactly how this baby came to be on the path." | He went on: "Obviously there is a mother out there who may be in need of some sort of medical assistance or emotional support. I would ask that if she's out there and hears this appeal that she gets in touch with us at Police Scotland so that we can provide her in the first instance with that assistance or support that she may need and, secondly, to try and establish just exactly how this baby came to be on the path." |
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