Edinburgh crime: Man appears in court charged with slashing Leith woman across the face at Cables House Wynd 

A man has been arrested and charged in connection with a serious assault at a block of flats in Leith.

It is understood an Edinburgh woman was slashed across the face with a knife outside a property at Cables Wynd House in late February. A 38-year-old man appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Thursday, March 7 in connection with the serious assault. The man made no plea and was remanded in custody. He will appear in court within eight days.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "A 38-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with a serious assault. It follows an investigation into the report of a woman being assaulted on 25 February 2024 in Cables Wynd, Edinburgh.”