A 37-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with an attempted murder in Leith at the weekend.
The incident happened on Coatfield Lane at around 8:30pm on Saturday and resulted in a 40-year-old man being subjected to a sustained attack.
The victim is currently being treated at St John’s Hospital in Livingston and is in a stable condition.
The accused is due to appear before Edinburgh Sheriff Court today (Thursday, November 19).
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.
