Man, 23, hospitalised after Edinburgh park assault as police mount cordon
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A man has been hospitalised after an assault in an Edinburgh park.
Police were called to Pilrig Street just after 2pm today. The 23-year-old was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
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Two police cars remain at the scene.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We were made aware a man having been assaulted at a park on Pilrig Street in Edinburgh shortly after 2pm on Tuesday, 27 February.
“The 23-year-old man has been taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and enquiries are ongoing."
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