{"id":265167,"date":"2025-07-14T20:45:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T20:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/265167\/"},"modified":"2025-07-14T20:45:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T20:45:14","slug":"cops-probing-attack-in-edinburgh-release-cctv-as-appeal-launched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/265167\/","title":{"rendered":"Cops probing attack in Edinburgh release CCTV as appeal launched"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Officers launched an investigation following reports of an incident on Clifton Terrace, near Haymarket Station.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/517966154_1141773527755697_8646083832217095631_n.jpg\" alt=\"Police would like to speak to the man pictured\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Police would like to speak to the man pictured(Image: Police Scotland)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/police-scotland\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"PoliceLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Police<\/a> probing a serious attack in Edinburgh have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak with.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/police-scotland\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"OfficersLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Officers<\/a> launched an investigation following reports of an incident on Clifton Terrace, near Haymarket Station, at around 12am on Sunday, February 2.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/police\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"DetectivesLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Detectives<\/a> have now released an image of a man they would like to speak to as he &#8220;may be able to assist&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">He is described as white, in his late 20s to mid-30s and of slim build.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">He was wearing a dark blue jacket, black jogging bottoms, white trainers, a black Adidas rucksack and a dark coloured baseball cap.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/police-scotland\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"OfficersLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Officers<\/a> are now appealing for information.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1752525912_184_517966154_1141773527755697_8646083832217095631_n.jpg\" alt=\"Police would like to speak to the man pictured\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Police would like to speak to the man pictured(Image: Police Scotland)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Detective Sergeant Mark Asquith said: \u201cWe would encourage <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/cctv-footage\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"this manLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">this man<\/a>, anyone who may recognise him, or anyone with information about this incident to get in touch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Anyone who can assist is asked to contact <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/police-scotland\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Police ScotlandLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Police Scotland<\/a> via 101, quoting reference number 0034 of February 2, 2025.<\/p>\n<p 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