Man rushed to hospital as Edinburgh Sheriff Court closes after 'incident'

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15-05-2025

Edinburgh Sheriff court was forced to close while emergency services dealt with an incident.
A man has been rushed to hospital following an "incident" that forced Edinburgh Sheriff Court to close. Mercy crews scrambled to the court in the capital this morning.
Images taken from on Chambers Street this morning show a large group of people and several ambulances gathered as the court was forced to temporarily close, reports Edinburgh Live.
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The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service confirmed that the emergency services dealt with an incident which led to one person being rushed to hospital. After briefly being closed, the court then reopened at around 11am.
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The Scottish Ambulance Service then said a man was transported to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. His condition is not yet known.
A spokesperson for the Scottish Ambulance Service added: "We received a call today to attend an incident at Edinburgh Sheriff Court.
"We dispatched two ambulances to the scene and transported one male patient to New Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.'
A Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service spokesperson said: 'The Court was temporarily closed this morning to allow access and movement for emergency services to deal with an incident.
"One person has been taken to hospital. The Court re-opened a short while before 11am.'
Police Scotland were approached for comment.
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Yesterday, in a separate incident, we reported that a Scotmid shopper was sparred jail at Edinburgh Sheriff Court after setting upon a worker with mashed potatoes.
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Although Peter Fergus had been warned he could be caged over the carnage, the 46-year-old avoided prison over the incident, which saw him having a meltdown in the middle of the supermarket branch in Edinburgh.
The incident took place at the Restalrig Road store on March 17, 2025, and saw him smacking the worker with a packet of mashed potatoes.
He pleaded guilty to assaulting the retail worker by striking him with the pack of mashed potato, lunging at him and attempting to headbutt him.
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He was warned by a sheriff he could face a custodial sentence, but returned for sentencing last week at the city's sheriff court where he was given a community payback order and a fine of £700.
Last month the court heard how Fergus entered the store on March 17, 2025, before being approached by a member of staff who asked if he required assistance.
Fergus became "aggressive and confrontational" before lunging towards him, striking him with the packet of mashed potato and repeatedly punching him on the head. The shocking incident was captured on CCTV.
The Restalrig local pleaded guilty to a charge of assaulting a retail worker engaged at the time in retail work and was told as part of his bail conditions he was not to enter the store.
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