Wester Hailes: Arrest made after man seriously injured following an altercation in Edinburgh
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The incident took place around midnight on Sunday in the Wester Hailes area of the Capital.
A Police Scotland spokesperson confirmed: “Around five past midnight, on Sunday, 4 April 2021, a 23 year old man was seriously injured following an altercation on the canal path next to Hailesland Road at the junction with Hailesland Grove, Wester Hailes, Edinburgh.
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Hide Ad"He was taken by ambulance to The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, where medical staff describe his condition as serious but stable.
“A 23-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the incident and is due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff court on Tuesday, 6 April, 2021.
"A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.”
The area was still cordoned off on Sunday morning at the canal path.