Edinburgh Evening News
The body of Daniel Taylor, son of acclaimed writers Helen Owen and Malcolm Taylor, was discovered in a car in Comiston this morning by NSL staff. Local residents had reported the car on a number of occasions. All attempts by the NSL to contact the owners of the car had failed. It was only after moves were made to impound the car that Taylor’s body was found under blankets on the floor.
Taylor may have been dead for a week, say police. Results from an autopsy are pending but police believe there are no suspicious circumstances.
Taylor’s wife, Geraldine Taylor, was unavailable for comment, but a source close to the family confirmed the marriage had broken down in recent months.
Taylor’s relationship with his famous parents had been strained, a source said, with Taylor often heard describing the writers as cold and distant and his childhood as ‘lonely’.
Daniel Taylor had not been reported missing. He was the father of two young boys.
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