Police descend on Edinburgh's Dunedin Harbour Hostel in Leith after woman found dead

Police raced to Leith's Parliament Street this morning.

Police descended on an Edinburgh homeless hostel after a woman was found dead.

Police raced to the Dunedin Harbour Hostel in Leith's Parliament Street at around 11am today. The 35-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police have been outside the hostel, which provides short-term and long-term accommodation to homeless people, for several hours.

Police descended on Leith's Parliament Street after a woman was found dead

Forensics officers have reportedly been spotted at the scene. The cause of the death is not known, nor whether there were any suspicious circumstances involved.

A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: “Around 11am on Monday, 29 January, police were called to an address in Parliament Street, Edinburgh.

“A 35-year-old woman was pronounced dead. Enquiries are ongoing to establish the exact circumstances surrounding the death. A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.”