Police have arrested and charged a woman in connection with a serious assault in the city centre.

The incident happened at a premises in the Cowgate area on Saturday 16th March when a 32-year-old woman was assaulted.

The 27-year-old woman is due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Tuesday 13th August.

Officers continue to follow a further positive line of enquiry in relation to this 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.