Police have branded an attack on a blind woman by a gang of youths as cowardly.
The 48-year-old was walking in Edinburgh’s Hutchison Crossway at around 2.30pm on Saturday June 1 when she heard a group of youths behind her.
One of them made an offensive remark about her disability before she was struck on the back and fell to the ground.
A member of the public came to the victim’s aid and she returned home. She contacted police the following day.
Officers have been conducting local inquiries to try to identify those responsible and are appealing to anyone with information to come forward.
A Police Scotland spokesman said: “This was a cowardly assault on a defenceless woman who was unable to identify her attacker. As such, we would ask anyone who was in the area on Saturday afternoon and remembers seeing anything suspicious to contact police immediately.
“Similarly, anyone with more information that can help officers with their inquiries is also asked to come forward.”
Anyone with information can call Police Scotland on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
