Police hunt young girl after cone thrown from two floors up in Ocean Terminal

Police are  investigating after a plastic cone was thrown from two floors up in the Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre in Edinburgh.

The incident happened at around 1727 hours on Saturday 26 December 2015 and the cone was thrown down the open space between the stairs on the second floor, outside the Pure Gym premises.  A seven year old boy who was about to climb the stairs from the ground floor near to Debenhams was struck on the leg by the falling come.  Although the boy was not injured the consequences could have been much more serious.

Police want to trace the following described girl who was seen to throw this cone.  She is described as being about 14/15 years of age, brown hair which was up in a high pony tail, and was wearing dark clothing.  She was accompanied by two other girls of a similar age, one of whom had blonde hair tied up also in a high pony tail.

Constable Nicole Napier at Leith Police Office said “this was a reckless act and had the cone struck the boy on the head it could have caused serious injury.  Anyone who may have been in the shopping centre and can help us trace these girls is asked to call us at Leith through the 101 number.