Mystery beach death woman identified

By Michael MacLeod

THE body of a woman who was found wash up on a Scots beach has been identified by police.

The 61 year-old Kirkcaldy woman’s family have been told of her death after her remains were found at West Wemyss beach in Fife by a shocked member of the public on Monday.

Detectives said they had halted an investigation into her death, describing it as “non suspicious.”

Cops originally thought she was as young as 40 years-old as they launched a “full-scale enquiry.”

Passer-by’s chilling basement body find

By Rory Reynolds

THE BODY of a man was found lying in the basement garden of an exclusive Edinburgh townhouse as early morning commuters made their way to work yesterday.

A shocked passer-by reported finding the man lying on steps at the plush North Castle Street address at around 7am.

Officers from Lothian and Borders Police arrived to discover the twisted body at what was described as an “awkward angle” and immediate sealed off the area.

Blue and white police tape was strung up around the unoccupied five-story townhouse building at 57 North Castle Street as a full investigation began.