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| Woman and child found dead in house in Sighthill | Woman and child found dead in house in Sighthill |
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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 was believed to be in her 30s and the child about five years old. | |
| The emergency services were called to a house in the Parkhead Grove area of Sighthill - in the west of Edinburgh - late on Tuesday afternoon. | |
| Officers said their investigations were at early stage and they were unable to indicate how the two people had died. | |
| The area was still cordoned off on Wednesday morning, with two uniformed police officers and a police command unit van at the scene. | |
| Tearful women laid bunches of flowers at the gate to the property. A cuddly penguin toy was also placed there. | |
| One bouquet bore a message which said: "RIP. You are with the angels." | |
| A police spokesman said: "At the moment inquiries are ongoing into the circumstances surrounding the incident." |