Police are appealing for information following concern for a young girl at a supermarket in the Jewel area.

A member of the public reported their concerns to police regarding the behaviour of a woman towards a child within Asda around 4.50pm on Monday 18th December.

The woman is described as white, around 5ft 4ins tall, in her late thirties to early fourties, of slim build, with shoulder-length straight dirty blonde hair.

She was wearing a black thigh-length puffa jacket, red trousers, a pink jumper, white trainers and carrying a black handbag.

The child is described as white, with light-coloured hair, and was believed to be aged 10 or 11.

She was wearing a red puffa-style jacket, a white and red polka dot scarf, black trousers and red shiny boots.

PC Hannah Murray of Craigmillar Police Station said: “We’re eager to speak to this woman, who is believed to be the mother of the young girl, as part of our efforts to establish the full circumstances surrounding this report.

“We’d urge anyone who may have seen either the woman or child in the area, or who recognises their descriptions, to get in touch with us as soon as possible.”

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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.