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Neil Shaw

Boy, 16, badly hurt falling from roof onto electric overhead lines at station

A 16-year-old boy suffered an electric shock after falling on to overhead lines at a railway station.

The teenager fell from the roof at Edinburgh Waverley, near its entrance on Waverley bridge, at about 11pm on Monday May 8.

Badly hurt, he was taken to hospital, where he was in a stable condition on Friday morning.

British Transport Police has appealed for witnesses to the fall to contact officers.

They can call 0800 40 50 40 or text 61016 with the reference 2200052344.

Information can also be given anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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