Family demands justice after ‘pregnant’ newlywed bride, 31, falls to her death in ‘suspicious’ plunge from Arthur’s Seat cliff in Edinburgh after wedding as 27-year-old is held by police
- Newlywed bride Fawziyah Javed fell to her death from Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh
- Ms Javed, 31, was declared dead at the scene of landmark on Thursday night
- It is thought she was in the early stages of a pregnancy before the incident
- Police are treating her death as suspicious and arrested a 27-year-old man
- Her family are calling for ‘justice’ and said her death had left a ‘hole in our lives’
The devastated family of a newlywed bride who fell to her death from the Arthur’s Seat clifftop in Edinburgh just days after her wedding have called for ‘justice’ after police arrested a 27-year-old man.
Fawziyah Javed, 31, was declared dead at the scene of the Scottish landmark – an ancient volcano popular among hillwalkers as it is easy to scale – after the horror plunge on Thursday night.
It is thought that Ms Javed, who worked at Lyons Davidson Solicitors in Leeds, was in the early stages of a pregnancy before the incident last week. Police are treating her death as suspicious.
Officers are understood to have been searching a home in Pudsey, West Yorkshire in connection with the probe. A 27-year-old man has been arrested, a statement from Police Scotland confirmed.
Ms Javed’s cousin has now issued a plea for ‘justice’ as he revealed that her death had left a ‘hole in our lives’.
Fawziyah Javed, 31, was declared dead at the scene of Arthur’s Seat – an ancient volcano in Edinburgh popular among hillwalkers as it is easy to scale – after the horror plunge on Thursday night
It is thought that Ms Javed, who worked at Lyons Davidson Solicitors in Leeds, was in the early stages of a pregnancy before the incident at the Scottish landmark (pictured) last week. Police are treating her death as suspicious
In an online tribute, Zareef Zaf Latif wrote: ‘Fawziyah, our precious niece taken away from us way too soon. Have so many memories of you as a little girl. Will miss you so much.
‘May Allah grant you a special place in Jannat. I hope the angels take care of you until we meet again.’
A Police Scotland spokesman said in a statement: ‘We received a report that a woman had fallen from Arthur’s Seat, Edinburgh, around 9pm on Thursday, 2 September.
In an online tribute, Zareef Zaf Latif wrote: ‘Fawziyah, our precious niece taken away from us way too soon. Have so many memories of you as a little girl. Will miss you so much’
‘Emergency services attended including the fire service and ambulance.
‘The 31-year-old woman died at the scene a short time later and her death is being treated as suspicious. A 27-year-old man has been arrested and enquiries are ongoing.’
MailOnline has contacted Police Scotland for further comment.
According to The Mirror, a source said Ms Javed had been involved in charity work before her marriage and that she celebrated her wedding reception on Sunday before travelling to Scotland.
The source also claimed she had been in the early stages of pregnancy before her death.
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