Police are hunting a gang of reckless yobs who left a woman hurt after throwing a metal trolley from a shopping centre car park in Edinburgh.
The shocking incident took place at the multi-storey Red Car Park at Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre on Saturday afternoon.
A 30-year-old woman suffered minor injuries and, thankfully, did not require hospital treatment but has been left “extremely shaken”, police have said.
Several members of the public rushed to help her in the moments after she was struck by the falling cart. Officers are keen to speak to the Good Samaritans, as well as anyone else who may have information.
A spokesperson for the force said: “We are appealing for witnesses after a 30-year-old woman was injured in Edinburgh at the weekend.
"The incident happened around 5.30pm on Saturday, 25 June, 2022 when the woman was struck by a shopping trolley which had been thrown from a higher level of the Red Car Park at Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre by a group of youths.
“The trolley struck the 30-year-old woman causing minor injury, she did not require hospital treatment but was left extremely shaken by the incident.
"Several members of the public came to the aid of the victim and we are asking for them, any other witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to make contact with police on 101 quoting incident number 3433 of Sunday, June 26.
“Alternatively, anyone with any information can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers 100% anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via their anonymous online form at crimestoppers-uk.org.”
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