Two men charged following disappearance of pensioner

Police issued an appeal after Peter Coshan went missing in Edinburgh on Thursday, August 11.

17th Aug 2022

Two men have been charged in connection with the disappearance of a pensioner from Edinburgh.

Police Scotland issued an appeal to trace Peter Coshan, 75, after he went missing from the Seafield Road area at around 11.50pm on Thursday, August 11.

He is believed to be dead, and his death is being treated as murder.

His body is yet to be recovered.

Officers confirmed that two men, aged 27 and 63, have been charged in connection with the disappearance and are due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Thursday.

Detective superintendent Andrew Patrick, of Police Scotland Major Investigation Team, is appealing to the public for information.

He said: “Our thoughts are very much with Peter’s family at this difficult time.

“Extensive enquiries are ongoing to trace Peter and I would encourage anyone with any information regarding Peter’s disappearance to contact police as a matter of urgency.

“Any piece of information, no matter how small or insignificant you think it is, could prove vital so please do pass it on to officers.

“We have also set up a website that gives members of the public access to a form to send information directly to the Major Investigation Team.

“You can select to remain anonymous when submitting information.

Anyone with information is asked to call Police Scotland on 101 quoting incident number 1745 of August 12, 2022.

Alternatively information can be passed anonymously via the charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.