A young man was repeatedly punched in the face during a shocking racist attack in the south of Edinburgh.
The culprit asked the 22-year-old if he was Japanese before assaulting him, grabbing his phone and throwing it across the street.
Police said the victim had been standing on the corner of West Richmond Street and Richmond Lane at 4.20pm on Tuesday when the attacker approached him.
The suspect ran off along West Richmond Street towards the Pleasance. He is in his late 30s to early 40s, 5ft 10in tall and spoke with a Scottish accent.
He was wearing a dark baseball cap, a dark jacket and blue jeans.
Sergeant Nicky MacRae said: “This was an unprovoked attack. Fortunately the victim was not seriously injured.
“There would have been a number of people in the area at the time and we would like to speak to anyone who saw what happened and also who saw the suspect either before or after the incident.
“Anyone with information can contact Police Scotland on 101. Or make a call anonymously to the charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111, quoting incident 2473 of 19 November."
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