Police are hunting four men after an attempted murder in a flat in Edinburgh.
Cops are appealing for information on the four suspects who broke into the home in the the capital and stabbed a 19-year-old repeatedly.
His terrified mum told the Record how she was forced to listen as the gang set about her son and left him with serious injuries including a punctured liver, two abdominal wounds, one to each buttock and his thigh.
Police have now revealed that the young man had been involved in a fight with youths outside the the Ferry Road Drive shops around 8.40pm last night where he suffered an injury to his face before making his way home to West Pilton Grove.
It is understood that the mum broke up the fracas and the pair returned home.
But around an hour later four men broke in and stabbed the 19-year-old again and again.
He was rushed to hospital with stab wounds where his condition is described as 'serious'.
Cops have now released descriptions of the four people involved.
The four men responsible are white and aged in their late teens or early twenties.
The first man was of medium build and wearing a grey hooded top, a black gilet and black jogging trousers.
Meanwhile a second was wearing a black hooded top and black jogging trousers.
The third man was wearing a green top and black jogging trousers, and the fourth man was of heavy build and wearing a black hooded top, blue t-shirt, black jogging trousers and white trainers.
Detective Sergeant Rory Legge of Corstorphine Police Station said: “Our enquiries are continuing into this incident and we have been carrying out enquiries and gathering CCTV from the local area to help us establish the identity of the four men responsible.
“I would appeal to anyone who witnessed, or who has information on the incident outside the shops on Ferry Road Drive or the further assault in West Pilton Grove to contact us as soon as possible.
“Anyone with information should contact Corstorphine Police Station through 101 quoting reference number 3512 of 7 October. Alternatively Crimestoppers can be contacted on 0800 555 111, where anonymity can be maintained.”
This morning the area is still closed off while scenes of crimes officers and forensics carry out their investigation.
