Police have issued descriptions of five teenagers in connection with the serious assault of a 52-year-old man which took place on Bridge Street in Tranent at around 11.20pm on Saturday.
The victim was taken to St John’s Hospital with serious facial injuries following the attack.
The first girl is described as being around 5ft 5in with a slim build and long blond hair tied up in a ponytail.
She was wearing a pink top, black jacket and black jeggings with rips in the front of the legs and white Nike trainers with a black tick.
The second is described as having a slim build and dyed dark hair with lighter roots. She was around 5ft 4in and was wearing a black leather jacket, white top, black leggings and black heeled ankle boots.
The third girl is around 5ft 3in, with a slim build and dark hair in French or Dutch braids.
She was wearing a white jacket, black hoodie, grey scarf, black leggings, black and white Converse trainers, hooped earrings and a black shoulder bag.
The first male suspect is described as having a slim build and being around 5ft 8in with fair hair.
He was wearing a black North Face hooded jacket, black jogging bottoms and black and white trainers.
The second is around 5ft 9in with a slim build and brown hair. He was wearing a North Face jacket with black sleeves and hood, blue shorts, a black bag with a white strap, white socks and black trainers.
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.
