A 42-year-old woman has been arrested and charged in connection with an attempted murder and robbery of a 58-year-old man in Prestonpans.
Officers were called to an address on Preston Avenue around 2.50am on Sunday and found a man with serious injuries.
He was taken by ambulance to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and later released.
The woman is due to appear before Edinburgh Sheriff Court tomorrow.
Detective Inspector Paul Batten of Dalkeith CID said: “Our investigation is at an early stage and is very much ongoing.
“We’re trying to gather as much information as we can from the local community, which has involved handing out leaflets to members of the public as well as door-to-door visits.
Anyone with any information relating to the incident can call police 101, or alternatively contact 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.
