Police have arrested a 25-year-old man in connection with a serious assault in Leith.
Emergency services were called to the Tesco supermarket in Duke Street shortly after 10am this morning Tuesday 11 November 2025.
Numerous police vehicles and ambulances were seen in the vicinity.
It is now understood that a 30-year-old woman has been transported to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We received a call at 10.13 to attend an incident on Duke Street, Edinburgh. An ambulance was dispatched to the scene, and one patient was transported to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.”
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 10.15am on Tuesday, 11 November, 2025, we were called to a report of a 30-year-old woman seriously assaulted on Duke Street, Edinburgh.
“Officers attended and a 25-year-old man has been arrested in connection. Enquiries are ongoing.
“The woman has been taken to hospital for treatment.”
