A man has been charged following a serious assault in the Leith Walk area of the city earlier this year.

On Thursday 25th April, a 16-year-old male sustained facial injuries after being attacked in Montgomery Street.

As a result of inquiries conducted by Gayfield CID, a 31-year-old man was arrested on Monday 19th August and will appear in court at a later date in connection with this incident.

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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.