Police have issued a renewed appeal for information one week after a 79-year-old woman was killed.
Margaret Grant died in hospital after being assaulted in her home in Restalrig Circus at about 6.50pm on Friday 24 January.
Officers are looking for a suspect described as white, aged between 20 and 30, about 5ft 6in tall with combed long black hair and a Scottish accent.
He was wearing a black top which may have had white lower sleeves, and dark trousers.
Police believe he had stolen property from Ms Grant’s home.
Det Ch Insp Kevin Houliston said: “Officers are following a positive line of inquiry but we are still working to establish the full circumstances of what happened and our thoughts remain with Margaret’s family. They have asked for privacy at this difficult time.
“Anyone who may have seen anything in the Restalrig Circus area around the time of this disturbance, however insignificant they may think it was, should get in touch. Likewise if anyone has dash-cam footage that might help with our investigation, please call us.”
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.
