24-year-old man charged following Leith Links attack

Police have charged a 24-year-old man following a serious sexual assault on a 28 year old woman on a path near Links Place in the early hours of Thursday morning.

The area was cordoned off most of yesterday as forensic officers looked for clues.

Detectives also appealed for witnesses to the attack.

A Police Scotland spokesman said the man scheduled to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Monday.