Police are appealing for witnesses after a three people were assaulted in Corstorphine about 9pm last night outside Tesco.
The males aged 16, 16 and 18, were with friends when they are approached a group of youths and subsequently assaulted. All sustained minor injuries which didn’t require medical treatment.
Officers are currently following a positive line of enquiry and as part of this investigation are trying to establish whether reports of youth disorder and fires set to wheelie bins in the surrounding area are linked.
Inspector Stephen Sutherland of Drylaw Police Station said: “We are wholly aware of ongoing concerns in the area involving youths and are dealing with this robustly and want to highlight that it is unacceptable and will not be tolerated.
“This kind of behaviour has a significant impact on the local community and in an attempt to ease any concerns that they may have, officers will be out on high visibility and plain clothes patrol over the school holidays.
“We would encourage anyone experiencing anti-social behaviour in their area not to tolerate this type of criminality and report it to police via 101 or anonymously through Crimestoppers 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.
