In a statement, police said: “Officers and emergency services were called to Gilmerton Road at around 5.10pm on Sunday 14 April where a 16-year-old boy was found seriously injured. He remains in hospital with serious injuries.”
The teenager was due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Wednesday April 17th.
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