Edinburgh man who tried to kill teenager in 'serious and violent' Portobello attack jailed

Amar Mudawi has been jailed for five and a half years after he pleaded guilty to attempted murder at an earlier hearing at the High Court in Edinburgh on Tuesday, December 16.

The 22-year-old was charged after he carried out an attack on a 17-year-old man at a house in Portobello’s Bath Street in April 2025. The teenage victim suffered serious injuries and had to be taken to hospital for treatment.

Amar Mudawi was jailed at Edinburgh’s High Court | PA

Detective Inspector Steven Dick called the attack ‘serious and violent’ and said that it could have had fatal consequences for the victim. He stressed that violence of this nature ‘will not be tolerated’.

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He said: “This was a serious and violent attack which could have had fatal consequences for the young victim.

“Violence of this nature will not be tolerated, and we continue to take action against those involved in such criminal behaviour.”