A police investigation is underway after a 17-year-old girl was subjected to a serious sexual attack which took place near the South Leith Parish Church on Constitution Street in the early hours of this morning.
Officers have asked that anyone with any relevant information should come forward.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Police received a report of a serious sexual assault involving a 17-year-old girl at around 1am on Thursday, October 22 in the grounds of a church in the Leith area of Edinburgh.
“Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances around the incident.”
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.
