A 37-year-old man has been arrested and charged following an incident which resulted in a 43-year-old woman being taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh for treatment to facial injuries.

Officers were called to The Meadows around 8.15pm last night following reports of a disturbance.

A number of police vehicles attended the scene to deal with the incident.

A report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We received a report of a disturbance at The Meadows in Edinburgh around 8.15pm on Monday, 26 October.

A 43-year-old woman was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh for treatment to facial injuries.

“A 37-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the incident.

“A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.”

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.