Man, 44, appears in court accused of murdering Edinburgh pensioner in her own home

A man has appeared in court accused of murdering an Edinburgh pensioner in her own home.

Detectives are still probing the circumstances of the death of 77-year-old Jadwiga Szczygielska at the weekend.

Police Scotland officers were called to a property in the Seafield area of the Capital by a Scottish Ambulance Service crew and found the body of Ms Szczygielska in her Pirniefield Bank home.

Jadwiga Szczygielska, 77, was found in her Pirniefield Bank home in Seafield at about 7.50am on Saturday, April 18th after paramedics were called.

A 44-year-old man who was later arrested today appeared briefly in private on petition from custody at Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

Roman Frackiewicz, of no fixed address, made no plea to a single charge of murder and was remanded in custody for further examination. He is expected to appear again, by videolink, within eight days.

The senior officer in charge of the investigation, Detective Inspector Bob Williamson, of the Major Investigation Team, appealed for anyone with information to come forward.

He said: “Our enquiries indicate that this was an isolated incident but we are keen to speak to anyone who may be able to help with our investigation.”

He added that if anyone saw anything suspicious in the early morning of Saturday, 18 April, or anyone who may have information that would help them should call Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident 0756 of 18/04/2020 or make a call anonymously if they prefer to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.