A 17-year-old male has been arrested and charged in connection with the attempted murder of a woman on the Union Canal path in the Wester Hailes area at around 8.30pm on Friday, March 13.
The 37-year-old victim was taken to Edinburgh’s Royal Infirmary with serious injuries following the incident.
The teenager was due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Friday 19th March.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “A 17-year-old boy has been arrested and charged in relation to an attempted murder in Edinburgh.
“The 17-year-old is due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court today.”
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.
