TER Edinburgh Sheriff Court

A 22-year-old man has been arrested and charged following a serious sexual assault that took place in Spring Gardens on Boxing Day evening.

He will appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court tomorrow.

Detectives are still eager to trace a couple who are believed to have seen the victim and the male in the area between 10.30pm and 11pm.

These individuals are asked to contact police immediately.

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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.