Police in Edinburgh are appealing for information following a series of assaults and wilful fires in the Wester Hailes area.
The incidents, which included two attacks and two separate fires, occurred between 7pm and 9pm on Friday (13 March).
At around 7.30pm a 30-year-old man was assaulted on the Union Canal path, while a a 37-year-old woman was also assaulted on the Union Canal path at around 8.30pm.
While the man sustained no serious injuries, a 37-year-old woman was rushed to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary with injuries that understood to be serious but not life-threatening.
Officers and fire crews also raced to a blaze at Wester Hailes Education Centre on Murrayburn Drive at around 8pm on Friday night, before emergency services were alerted to another fire at Bridge 8 Hub on Calder Crescent at 8:25pm - which is located around a ten-minute walk from the school.
Police say they believe the incidents are linked and are following positive lines of enquiry.
Officers are appealing for anyone who was in the area at the time of the incidents and who may have any information to contact them on 101 quoting incident number 3544 of 13 March.
