A man has been arrested following an indecent assault on a 23-year-old woman in Rankeillor Street on Sunday 1st October.
Inquiries by Edinburgh’s Public Protection Unit had been ongoing since the incident and a 49-year-old was detained and subsequently charged on Friday 13th October.
He is scheduled to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Monday 16th October.
Detective Sergeant Gordon Couper from the Edinburgh PPU said: “Thanks to the information and support of the local community we have been able to make an arrest in relation to this attack.
“We treat all reports of sexual assault with the utmost seriousness and whenever such crimes occur, we will investigate thoroughly to bring those responsible to justice.”
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.
