Police inquiry over shooting at castle

Police officers who shot a woman with rubber bullets at a historic site in Edinburgh are being investigated.

A 48-year-old woman was shot by officers using baton rounds and arrested at Craigmillar Castle on Saturday, but was not seriously hurt.

The alarm was raised in a wooded area of the castle grounds. Negotiators and officers with firearms responded and the area was sealed off. The incident is now being investigated by the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner