Edinburgh crime news: CCTV image released as police investigate assault and robbery which left man with facial injuries

Police have released a CCTV image of a man they believe can assist in an ongoing Edinburgh investigation.
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Police are investigating an assault and robbery in the Clermiston area of the Capital, and have released an image of a man they believe can aid with their enquiries.

The incident happened around 6.40 pm on Saturday, January 1 on Essendean Place.

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A 43-year-old man was assaulted and robbed, sustaining facial injuries.

The man police are hoping to talk to has been described as white, aged in his 20s around 5 foot 10 inches tall.

He is wearing a hooded zip up top and Adidas jogging bottoms with short, dark hair and a moustache.

Detective Constable Richard Paton said: “We have released a CCTV image of a man we would like to speak to in connection with this incident.

“Despite extensive enquiries, we have not been successful in identifying the man in the image.

Anyone with information should call 101, quoting incident number 3992 of 1 January.