British Transport Police have confirmed that the death of a man whose body was found on a disused railway line in Edinburgh last Friday is not being treated as suspicious.
Officers launched a major enquiry after the discovery was made near the former Abbeyhill train station at Abbey Lane
The body had been identified as a 40-year-old man from Edinburgh.
It was thought the body had been on the path for some time.
A spokeswoman said: “His next of kin have been informed. The death is not being treated as suspicious.”
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