Police are appealing for information after a man was assaulted by two males who then attempted to rob him of money and a mobile phone at the end of last week.
The man, who was visiting a friend in a flat at Northfield Grove in the north east of the capital, was told to hand over his mobile phone and money by the two males, before managing to escape.
The incident took place at around 7.50pm on Friday 9th May and anyone aware of a disturbance in the common stair at 17 Northfield Grove is being urged to come forward.
Detective Constable John McShane, who is based at Craigmillar, said: “This was a very distressing incident for someone that had simply gone to visit a friend and we are very keen to catch those responsible.
“We have been carrying out extensive enquiries in the area and anyone with any information on this incident is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101 immediately.
“The first suspect is a white male, aged 25-30, around 5ft 8in, of medium build and with short blond hair. He was wearing a dark hooded top with white stripes down the sleeves and grey cotton tracksuit bottoms, was clean shaven and had a Scottish accent.
“The second suspect is a white male, aged 20-25, around 6ft, of heavy build with a rounded face and with medium length dark blond hair. He was wearing a dark blue hooded top and grey tracksuit bottoms.”
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.
