A police investigation is underway after a 21-year-old man had an unknown liquid thrown in his face at an Edinburgh park

Emergency services were alerted to the  incident which happened at Saughton Park  at just after 2pm yesterday afternoon.

The victim was taken to hospital as a precaution.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Police received a report that a man had an unknown liquid thrown in his face in Saughton Park, Edinburgh around 2.10pm on Saturday, 4 July, 2020.

“The 21-year-old man has been taken to hospital as a precaution.

“Enquiries are ongoing to trace the person responsible.”

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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.