Pair charged after boy electrocuted in Edinburgh Waverley roof fall

The boy fell from the roof at Edinburgh Waverley railway station

A 20-year-old man and 18-year-old woman have been charged after a boy was electrocuted in a fall at Edinburgh Waverley railway station.

The 16-year-old suffered serious injuries after falling from the roof on to overhead lines, near the entrance on Waverley Bridge.

He remains in hospital in a stable condition after the incident on 8 May.

British Transport Police said the man and woman had been charged with culpable and reckless conduct.

Officers appealed for witnesses to the incident to contact them.

A report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.