Tag: assaulted

Dementia sufferer, 96, assaulted and robbed in his own home

Peter Laing - July 2, 2013

A 96-YEAR-old dementia sufferer has been assaulted and robbed in his own home. The victim answered the door at his home in Leith, Edinburgh, on...

Pizza Hut employee stabbed metres from workplace in Stockbridge

Scottish News

Christine Lavelle - April 4, 2011

A PIZZA Hut employee was stabbed less than 100 metres from his workplace in one of Edinburgh’s wealthiest areas. The 25-year-old was attacked on Raeburn...

Cyclist burst woman’s ear drum during “vicious” rush hour attack

Scottish News

Christine Lavelle - March 25, 2011

A WOMAN was punched in the face by a cyclist following a rush hour driving dispute. The 29-year-old was driving a red Volkswagen Golf on...

Elderly woman robbed of handbag and groceries as she walked home

In Brief

Christine Lavelle - March 13, 2011

AN ELDERLY woman was assaulted and robbed as she walked home on Saturday afternoon. The 84-year-old was on Findhorn Place, in Edinburgh’s upmarket Grange area...