Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding a man’s fall from a tenement building in Duke Street around 5pm on Sunday afternoon.
The 55-year-old is being treated at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for serious injuries.
A 64-year-old woman who was struck by the man’s fall has now been released from hospital
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: “Police in Edinburgh were called to Duke Street at around 17:10 on Sunday 9 June following a report that a man had fallen from a building.
“The 55-year-old man, and a woman aged 64, who was injured during the incident, were taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh by the Scottish Ambulance Service.
“The man remains in hospital with serious injuries and the woman was released following treatment.”
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.
