Two men were seriously injured following an incident in the city centre yesterday afternoon.
Emergency services were called to the Pleasance about 13:40 following reports of a large disturbance.
Two men, aged 44 and 35 were taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for treatment.
A third man, aged 44, was arrested in connection with the incident.
A temporary closure of the Pleasance between West Richmond Street and New Arthur Place took place to allow for a forensic examination of the scene.
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.
