Officers from Police Scotland will be stopping motorists and pedestrians in the area of The Meadows in Edinburgh tomorrow morning, exactly a week after a 19-year-old woman was raped.
Officers will be in The Meadows from 6.15am asking pedestrians if they were in the area at the same time last week and handing out e-fit pictures of the man they want to trace in connection with the crime.
In addition, a large picture of the man will be displayed on police vehicles which will be in the area.
Following an excellent response from the public to an earlier appeal, the detective in charge of the enquiry now believes the rapist made off in a southerly direction towards the Edinburgh Sick Childrens’ Hospital, and the streets beyond in the Sciennes area.
Detective Chief Inspector Alwyn Bell said: “We will be stopping motorists in the Sylvan Place and Sciennes Road areas of the city and asking them if they were in these roads last Saturday morning. In addition I would appeal to everyone who lives in, or was in this area, last Saturday, to cast their minds back to see if they have any recollection of seeing the man.
He is described as being between 20 and 30, 5’4″ to 5’9″ in height and of medium build. He was wearng a black beanie hat, black zip-up tracksuit top and dark trousers.”
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.
