Police are appealing for information following a serious assault which took place around 9.15pm on Monday, 20 May, 2024 on Pennywell Gardens, Edinburgh.

A 62-year-old man was taken to hospital for treatment following the incident.

Officers have now issued a description of two suspects.

The first suspect was wearing a blue hooded jacket, black trousers and black trainers, with a blue backpack.

The second suspect was wearing a black cap, a black long sleeved top, black shorts and black trainers with a white sole.

Detective Sergeant Alan Sharp said: “Our enquiries are ongoing and we are appealing to anyone who may have seen anything to contact officers.

“We also ask anyone with private CCTV or dash-cam footage of the area at the time to come forward.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101 quoting incident 3965 of 20 May, 2024. Alternatively, Crimestoppers can be contacted on 0800 555 111, where anonymity can be maintained.

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.