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Police Scotland is appealing for assistance in identifying a man who was found unconscious within the toilets of a bookmakers in Edinburgh at the weekend.

The man was discovered by a member of staff at a bookies in Piersfield Terrace at around 7.20pm on Saturday 10th May. He was transferred to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and remains in a critical but stable condition.

The male is described as white, 35-40 years of age, approx 5ft 10in tall, heavy build, unshaven, and with short receding brown hair. He was wearing a black, waist-length jacket, a white, blue and purple checked shirt, grey jogging bottoms, blue Adidas trainers and carrying a black rucksack.

He has “CLH: H” tattooed on his right upper arm and a scar on his right hand.

Anyone who thinks they may have some information regarding the man’s identity are asked to contact Police Scotland on 101

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John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.