Police have charged a number of youths in connection with the serious assault of three people in the Gorgie area.
The incident took place in Gorgie Road, near Robertson Avenue, around 9pm on Wednesday 12 April when three teenagers were attacked.
Three males, all aged 17, sustained serious facial injuries and were taken to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for treatment.
Detectives have been conducting a thorough investigation since and eleven males, aged 14 – 17, have been charged with various assault offences.
A 15-year-old has also been charged with robbery and the 17-year-old has also been charged with possession of a bladed item.
They will all be reported to the Children’s Reporter and Procurator Fiscal.
Detective Sergeant Robbie Wallace of the Violence Reduction Team said:”This was a vicious and unprovoked assault which left three teenagers with painful injuries and we’ve been carrying out extensive enquiries since.
“I want to make it clear that violent crime will not be tolerated and we will use all resources available to us to pursue perpetrators of this.”
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.
