Police in Edinburgh are appealing for witnesses after a 70 year-old man was assaulted in Morningside in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The attack took place at 12:35am on November 21 at Falcon Avenue next to a branch of Waitrose - causing the store and the street to be taped off by police while an initial investigation took place.
The man was treated at hospital after suffering a facial injury and officers are now appealing to anyone who may have seen or heard something in that area to come forward.
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A post on Facebook from a concerned local said: "Does anyone know what was going on at Waitrose? Early hours of this morning it was taped off by police, as was the side street."
A Police Spokesperson said: "We were made aware of an assault on a 70-year-old man at Falcon Avenue in Edinburgh around 12.35am on Sunday, 21 November.
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"The man received hospital treatment for a facial injury.
"Enquiries are ongoing and anyone with information can call 101, quoting incident 0162 of 21 November."
