Police are appealing for information following a housebreaking in the Pleasance area which happened between 10.30pm and 11pm yesterday at an address in Oakfield Place.
The incident led to a 90-year-old man being confronted then assaulted by a male suspect within his home.
The suspect subsequently left on foot. The elderly man sustained a minor facial injury, which was later treated at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and now been released.
The suspect is described as a white man between the ages of 30 – 40. He was believed to have been wearing a hooded top.
The matter is now being investigated by police and the enquiry is being led by Edinburgh Division’s Community Investigation Unit.
Detective Inspector Graham Grant said: “This was an upsetting and violent attack on a vulnerable member on our community.
“We are conducting a number of enquiries in an effort to trace the trace the man responsible and we are appealing to the public for information.
“We would ask anyone who was in the Pleasance area of Edinburgh on the night of Wednesday, October 26, and saw anything suspicious to get in touch with us as soon as possible.”
Those with information can contact Police Scotland on 101 or 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.
