87-year-old woman fights off armed mugger in Silverknowes

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man attempted to rob an 87-year-old woman on a footpath in the Silverknowes area between 4:30 – 4:45pm on Wednesday as she made her way home. As she walked on a public footpath linking Silverknowes

Dead body found on Silverknowes beach

... on Silverknowes beach early this morning. Her death is being treated as non-suspicious but police are appealing for witnesses. A spokeswoman said: “Police in Edinburgh are investigating following the discovery of a woman

Pensioner, 87, fends off 6ft knife-carrying attacker with mobility stick

The 87-year-old woman deterred the 6ft man by waving the stick at him as he demanded that she hand over her purse. The incident happened between 4.30pm and 4.45pm on Wednesday on a footpath linking Silverknowes Hill and Silverknowes Roa