Police are appealing for information after a man was found seriously injured in Leith this morning.
At around 6am a report of concern was made for a man with a neck injury on Leith Walk.
Officers attended and a 30-year-old man was found to have sustained the injury in Smith’s Place.
He was taken to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary where his condition is described as serious, but stable.
Detective Sergeant Neil Spowart of Gayfield CID said: “We’re working to ascertain the full circumstances surrounding this man’s injury.
“We believe that he was in a business premises on Leith Walk, near the junction with Balfour Street, at around 5am and that the injury was sustained sometime between 5.30am and 6am.
“Anyone who remembers seeing a man in the Smith’s Place area around this time, or has any information which may be able to help us establish the cause of his injury, is urged to get in touch.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101 or contact the charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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.
