Two hooded men wearing frightening Halloween face masks assault woman in Stockbridge

Police Scotland has sent out an appeal to members of the public for information following an assault with intent to rob on India Place, Edinburgh, where two thieves wearing Halloween masks tried to steal a woman’s handbag.

Hooded Halloween face mask thieves assault woman in Stockbridge

The incident happened around 6.30pm yesterday.

A 25-year-old woman was walking along the road when she was approached by two males, one of whom grabbed hold of the woman while the other tried to steal her handbag. One of the males struck the victim in the face twice and caused her to fall to the ground. The victim didn't require hospital treatment.

One suspect is a white male, approximately between 5ft 6ins and 5ft 8ins tall and of slim build. He was wearing a dark coloured zipped jacket with the hood up, dark coloured trousers with a single white stripe on each leg and a plastic green monster Halloween mask.

The second suspect is described as a white male, approximately between 5ft 6ins and 5ft 8ins tall and of slim build. He was wearing dark cotton material clothing with the hood up and a red Halloween mask.

Detective Constable Zaira Marker, of Corstorphine CID, said: "We would urge anyone who was in the area around the time of the incident and may have witnessed the assault or anyone who saw the males fitting the description before or after the incident to contact police.

"We would also ask anyone with dash-cam footage who was in the area around the time of the incident to get in touch."

Anyone with information should contact Police Scotland on 101 quoting incident number 2760 of 29 October.

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