An Edinburgh woman has shared her terrifying experience in the capital after a man reportedly 'tried to follow her home 'from Princes Street Gardens. The woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, said she was reading in the gardens on Tuesday, July 28, and had noticed the man playing the flute. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementShe told Edinburgh Live: "I didn't see him until I was on the main street, when I was walking towards the St. James Quarter. When the red man appeared, the woman walked across the road, trying to put some distance between them. A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 4.15pm on Tuesday, 28 July, 2026, we were called to a report of a man potentially following a woman in the city centre area of Edinburgh.