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Man charged with attack on pensioner

3 February
A 20 year-old man has been arrested and charged over the mugging of a pensioner in Craigmillar who was hospitalised after the bag-snatch attack.

The attack happened as the victim walked through the tunnel leading from Bingham to Craigmillar at around 8am on 22 January.

You can read more on the story here on the Edinburgh Evening News website.

4 February | 8:14:47

william young says

what a real tough guy he must be. scumbag or pondlife!

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