A 15-year-old boy was attacked by a group of six young men in the north of Edinburgh on Friday evening.
The teenager was assaulted as he made his way home with his partner in Granton around 5pm.
On a lane near Sandy's corner shop off West Granton Road the group tried to steal his mobile phone.
The victim suffered cuts and bruises and his jacket was torn before he was able to make his way home.
The attack has left locals outraged with a community Facebook page posting: "We have no room in our community for mindless acts like this."
Police are understood to be investigating the incident and anyone with information can contact officers on 101, quoting incident number 4919.
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