Emergency services raced to an incident that is being treated as an 'attempted murder' in Gilmerton in the early hours of Saturday morning, after a man was seriously assaulted.
Police confirmed that they attended Ravenscroft Street at around 1.45am on Saturday, where the 55-year-old man sustained 'serious injuries.'
The man was taken to Edinburgh's Royal Infirmary where he remains in a stable condition after the assault.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 1.45am on Saturday, 12 September, police received reports of a serious assault on Ravenscroft Street in Edinburgh.
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“Officers attended and a 55-year-old man was found to have suffered serious injuries, he was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary where he remains in a stable condition.
“Enquiries into the incident, which is being treated as attempted murder, are ongoing".
