Overview
- Michaela Sharp, 32, was found dead in the South St Andrew Street McDonald’s toilets in central Edinburgh in the early hours of June 14.
- Her mother says police told the family CCTV showed her entering around 9pm and the door not opening again until nearly 3am.
- The family believes routine checks could have led to timely medical help, noting Sharp had a history of seizures though the cause of death remains unclear.
- Police Scotland says the death is not being treated as suspicious after officers were called at 2:55am and paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene.
- McDonald’s offered condolences and said it assisted inquiries, while a separate July death in a city building was referred to the PIRC and triggered a council probe.