Police have arrested a 31-year-old man for allegedly assaulting and robbing a pensioner in Dalkeith following an investigation by local CID officers.
The 69-year-old woman reportedly had her handbag stolen after being attacked by a man in St Andrews Street, on August 25.
She was left shaken but uninjured following the incident.
The man will appear at court at a later date.
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.
