A 47 year-old man has been charged in connection with a multiple offences including child protection, shoplifting, and drugs offences after police were called to the Tesco Express store in Stenhouse last night.

Following the arrest a seven-month-old baby was taken to hospital.

Police Scotland. Photo: Martin P. McAdam www.martinmcadam.com

A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: “A 47 year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with a number of offences including child protection, shoplifting and drugs offences after police were called to Stenhouse Place in Edinburgh around 5.30pm on Tuesday, 16 June.”

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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.