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| Edinburgh police investigate double death | Edinburgh police investigate double death |
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| The bodies of a woman and a young child have been found in a house in Edinburgh. | The bodies of a woman and a young child have been found in a house in Edinburgh. |
| Lothian and Borders police said the woman is believed to be in her 30s and the child about five years old. | Lothian and Borders police said the woman is believed to be in her 30s and the child about five years old. |
| The emergency services had been called to a house in the Parkhead area of Sighthill - to the west of Edinburgh - late on Tuesday afternoon. | The emergency services had been called to a house in the Parkhead area of Sighthill - to the west of Edinburgh - late on Tuesday afternoon. |
| Officers said their investigations are at early stage and they were unable to indicate how the two people had died. | |
| A police spokesman said: "Police in Edinburgh can confirm that they are currently making inquiries into the deaths of two people in the Sighthill area of the city. | A police spokesman said: "Police in Edinburgh can confirm that they are currently making inquiries into the deaths of two people in the Sighthill area of the city. |
| "Emergency services were called to a house in the Parkhead Grove area late this afternoon where the bodies of a woman and a young child were found. | "Emergency services were called to a house in the Parkhead Grove area late this afternoon where the bodies of a woman and a young child were found. |
| "The woman is believed to be aged in her 30s and the child is thought to be around five years old. | "The woman is believed to be aged in her 30s and the child is thought to be around five years old. |
| "Inquiries are at a very early stage and there is no further information at this time." | "Inquiries are at a very early stage and there is no further information at this time." |