Three more arrests after Edinburgh boy, 14, seriously injured in unprovoked attack

The assaulted happened at Slateford Green on Monday 2 December at around 8pm

Author: Paul ReillyPublished 9th Dec 2024

A further three youths have been charged after a 14-year-old boy was seriously injured in an 'unprovoked' attack by a gang of ten teenagers in the west of Edinburgh.

The assaulted happened at Slateford Green on Monday 2 December at around 8pm.

Last week, two boys and a girl were arrested and charged in connection with the incident.

The male youths aged 16, 17 and 17 are due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Monday.

A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.

Detective Inspector Gordon Couper said: "Our enquiries are continuing to trace everyone who was involved in this unprovoked attack.

"Officers remain in the area carrying out high visibility patrols and I encourage anyone with information or concerns to speak to them.

"I would also ask anyone who was in the area at the time of the incident and may have dashcam or private CCTV footage to contact us as soon as possible."

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Police Scotland via 101 quoting incident 2315 of 2 December, 2024.

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