27 complaints to police over Mortonhall ashes
It is understood detectives have already taken statements from several parents following revelations that ashes of cremated infants had been secretly buried in an unmarked grave at Mortonhall Crematorium without parents’ permission.
Police are still scrutinising evidence as they decide whether to launch a full investigation into the affair.
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Dorothy Maitland, operations manager at Sands Lothian, the bereavement charity which uncovered the scandal, said: “I’m not shocked by these figures. I think the numbers will rise further.”