A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a “much-loved” father in Edinburgh.

Emergency services were called to a report of a man injured within a flat in the city’s Primrose Street at around 2.30pm on Tuesday.

Local man Garry O’Neill was pronounced dead at the scene.

In a statement released through Police Scotland earlier this week, Mr O’Neill’s family said: “He was a much-loved dad and we ask for privacy at this difficult time.”

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Suspect Jamie Boulton was arrested and charged in connection with Mr O’Neill’s death.

The 54-year-old appeared before Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Thursday charged with murder. He also faces two charges of breaching bail conditions.

Boulton, from Edinburgh, made no plea and was remanded in custody. He is due back in the dock within the next week.

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