Lauriston Gardens: Man dies after fall from window

Police Scotland has confirmed that a man has died following after falling from a window in Edinburgh city centre this morning.

Police received a report at around 7.15am on Tuesday, June 1, about an incident on Lauriston Gardens in Edinburgh.

Officers responded to the call and a man was pronounced dead at the scene.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "We received a report that a man had fallen from a third storey window on Lauriston Gardens, Edinburgh, around 7.15am on Tuesday, 1 June.

"The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

"Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of the incident."

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