A police investigation is underway after an 18-year-old woman was sexually assaulted near a river in the Tyne Close area of Haddington at around 11.50pm on Tuesday night.

Officers cordoned off the scene and are now appealing for information as they continue their probe. A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Police in East Lothian are investigating a report that an 18-year-old woman was the victim of a sexual assault in the Tyne Close area of Haddington around 11.50pm on Tuesday. “Enquiries are ongoing and anyone who was in the area around this time, or who has any information which may be relevant, is asked to contact Police Scotland.”

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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.