A teenager has been charged in connection with an attempted robbery in the Duart Crescent area which took place around 10.50am on Wednesday 25 October at the Day-to-Day shop.

The 26-year-old shopkeeper was threatened with a knife but was thankfully uninjured.

An 18-year-old man has now been charged in connection with this incident and is scheduled to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Wednesday 20 December.

Detectives would like to thank the public for their help with the investigation

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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.