Police name Cables Wynd House victim after man charged in connection with his death
A heavy police presence remained in place on Henderson Street following the incident outside Cables Wynd House on Sunday evening (July 5)
A man who died in a suspected stabbing in Leith has been named after a man was charged in connection with his death.
Barry Gilgun, 35, was found with serious injuries outside Cables Wynd House on Sunday evening (July 5) following reports of a disturbance.
He was taken by ambulance to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh to be treated for his injuries but died a short time later.
A 33-year-old man who was arrested in connection with his death has subsequently been charged.
He is due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Tuesday, July 7.
A heavy police presence and a cordon remained in place at the scene for much for yesterday (July 6) as investigations continued into the incident.
Emergency services were called to the flat block, known locally as the Banana Flats, on Henderson Street at around 9.45pm.
It came after police received reports of an altercation at a bus stop across the road from Cables Wynd House.
One local resident told the Evening News that there was a “loud disturbance” and said that a “fight broke out” next to the bus stop.
The eyewitness said that between 25 and 30 police vehicles arrived at the scene in the hour following the altercation, with forensic teams and armed police among those in attendance.