Man 'decapitated' in horror Edinburgh horror incident named by police

A antheral was deed by a manager successful Edinburgh metropolis centre (Image: PA)

A antheral who died from horrific injuries aft being deed by a autobus successful Edinburgh metropolis centre has been named.

Michael Leneghan, 74, died connected Saturday successful the Cowgate country of the metropolis centre.

The incidental occurred successful beforehand of radical who were retired successful bars and nightclubs.

Police Scotland person asked radical to respect the family's privateness and refrain from sharing images and videos that person been posted online.

Mr Leneghan was walking done the metropolis centre erstwhile the incidental occurred.

Police closed immoderate streets portion they investigated (Image: PA)

Police acceptable up a cordon covering the thoroughfare portion sheets were besides placed connected the South Bridge to halt radical from seeing from above.

Blair Street, Guthrie Street and Candlemaker Row were besides closed to traffic.

Katie McLaughlin, a 31-year-old from Dumfries, was successful the country astatine the clip of the incident.

She told the Daily Record: “He said constabulary were extracurricular and a severed caput had been recovered successful the Cowgate. I astir laughed due to the fact that it's Halloween play and I thought it was a prank.”

Another idiosyncratic who was successful Cowgate astatine the clip told The Sun: "I was successful Supercube karaoke barroom with friends erstwhile we were rushed retired and told to evacuate.

"We were told a superior incidental had taken spot but the constabulary would not counsel of immoderate much details."

Sgt Paul Ewing, of the Edinburgh roadworthy policing unit, said: “Our thoughts stay with Michael’s household and friends, arsenic good arsenic everyone affected by this tragic incident.

“We person already spoken to a fig of radical who were successful the country astatine the clip and enactment is ongoing to cheque nationalist and backstage CCTV footage."

Police judge that a fig of radical witnessed the incidental erstwhile it occurred.

Mr Leneghan's household said: "We privation to convey each the members of the nationalist and exigency services involved.

"We would present inquire for privateness astatine this time.”