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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 child have been found in a house in Edinburgh. | |
| Lothian and Borders Police said a 31-year-old woman and her five-year-old son were found in a house in the Parkhead Grove area of Sighthill at about 5pm on Tuesday. | |
| Police have not identified the woman and child but they were named locally as Michelle Steven and her son Leon. | |
| A police spokesman said it appeared to be "a very tragic set of circumstances". | |
| He said: "Our inquiries are at a very early stage and centre on their movements yesterday and how they died." | |
| Post-mortem examinations will be carried out to determine the causes of their deaths. | |
| The area was still cordoned off on Wednesday morning, with two uniformed police officers and a police command unit van at the scene. | 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. | 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 Michelle and Leon. You are with the angels." | |