Edinburgh mum Diana Meacock was horrified when her son Ollie made the discovery near their local Scotmid shop in Portobello.The child was on a playdate with a friend when they found the weapon near Bath Street.Diana, 25, says her son came running out of the bushes upset after finding the dangerous blade.She told Edinburgh Live: "We were out with one of his friends and we stopped at the shop for a juice and a snack.
My son loves playing in the bushes, as most kids do, so that's where he went."A few seconds later I saw him come running out and he looked upset.
He was just saying 'there's a machete'. I think he got a real fright – he's only ever seen something like that on his Lego game or on Minecraft before."I went up to it and it looked.
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