An investigation is underway after a 36-year-old man was the subject of a serious sexual assault on the cycle path in near Ainslie Park Leisure Centre during the early hours of this morning.
A police cordon has been put in place by officers at the scene to allow for forensic examination.
A Police spokeswoman said: “Police in Edinburgh are investigating a report that a 36-year-old man was the victim of a serious sexual assault in the Pilton area in the early hours of Monday, 28 October.”
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.
