Man in court on murder charge

A MAN appeared in court yesterday charged with the murder of a man who collapsed outside flats in the capital.

Martin Hughes, 33, died after he was stabbed in the Wester Hailes area of Edinburgh at about 3pm on Monday.

He was seen leaving the common stair of a block of flats in Wester Hailes Park and collapsed on the road outside. He was taken by ambulance to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary but later died.

Robert Melvin, 30, of no fixed abode, appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court, the Crown Office said. He made no plea or declaration and was remanded in custody.