Overview

• On July 1, 38-year-old Sean Stephen entered a cubicle at Edinburgh City Chambers feeling unwell and was reported missing by his wife after losing contact; his body was found in the same toilet stall on July 7
• Police Scotland confirmed the death is being treated as unexplained but not suspicious and that a full report will be sent to the procurator fiscal for further review
• Julie Stephen has publicly pressed Edinburgh City Council and building staff over security, cleaning, and reception checks that failed to notice her husband
• Friends have launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise funds for Stephen’s funeral as the family confronts emotional and financial pressures
• Investigators are probing how adult missing-person protocols, which assume self-care capability, and high-traffic building routines contributed to the week-long delay