A 21-year-old man has been charged in connection with robbery after a 15-year-old boy had his bike stolen in Livingston.

The incident happened on a path off Eliburn Road, between the junctions with Foxknowe Place and Folyburn Place, around 4pm on Wednesday, 24 March.

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A police investigation was carried out and an appeal was made on the force’s social media platforms which was widely shared.

A report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal.

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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.