Police have arrested a 61-year-old man after a woman’s body was found at a house on Pennywell Road around 9.30am on Tuesday morning.
Detective Inspector Susan Balfour said: “My thoughts are with Marie’s family at this very sad time.
“Officers will be carrying out a number of inquiries in and around the property over the coming days.
“This is being treated as an isolated incident and I do not consider there to be any risk to anyone else.”
Ms Walkers family said in a statement: “We are all shocked and saddened by the death of our mum Marie.
“She was a wonderful caring woman who loved her family more than anything. During this time we would ask for privacy to grieve our loss.”
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
