Police are appealing for witnesses following an assault and robbery which happened at around 1.05pm today at the Restalrig Village Store on Restalrig Road South when two suspects entered the shop and demanded the elderly shopkeeper hand over the till. When he refused to do so, the suspects assaulted him and made off with a quantity of scratch cards. The shopkeeper was conveyed to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary to be treated for his injuries.
The first suspect is described as white, late teens, 5ft 10in tall, slim build and wearing a woollen hat, multi toned black, grey and brown gilet and dark bottoms.
The second suspect is described as white, in his late teens, 5ft 6in tall, slim build and wearing a dark blue hooded top with Hollister California written across chest, dark blue beanie hat and dark coloured Fred Perry bottoms.
DS Robbie Wallace said: “This assault and robbery left the elderly victim with a head injury which required hospital treatment. We are urgently seeking anyone who was in the area of Restalrig Road South at around 1pm this afternoon, or who recognises the description of the suspect to get in touch with police on 101.”
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.
