Hibs star Ryan Porteous is at the centre of a police probe amid claims a woman was hit with a tumbler on a night out.
The 22-year-old was allegedly involved in a bust-up which resulted in a reveller needing hospital treatment for an injury.
Sources say Porteous threw the toughened plastic container outside Dalkeith Miners Club, in Midlothian, in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Porteous and a group of his friends had spent the night drinking at the bar which is known to locals as the Woodburn Club.
It is claimed trouble flared after men targeted Porteous with abuse outside the venue.
A source said: "Porteous has been accused of throwing a plastic tumbler and injuring a woman on Saturday night.
"There was a lot of shouting and abuse directed at Ryan and there was a bit of a melee in the street outside.
"A young woman had to go to hospital for treatment after being caught up in the trouble.
"Her and her family are upset at what's happened.
"She was out enjoying a night out with friends and has ended up badly hurt.
"She's home now and thankful she wasn't more seriously hurt."
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Officers in Midlothian are conducting enquiries after a woman sustained an injury outside a premises in the Woodburn Road area of Dalkeith around 2.05am on Sunday, February 20, 2022."
Porteous had starred in Hibernian's 2-0 Scottish Premiership win over Ross County at Easter Road hours before the incident.
A spokesman for the club said: "After looking into events in Dalkeith on late Saturday evening more information has come to light.
"We will assist Police Scotland in the investigation in any way we can.
"As this is a live police investigation, we are unable to comment further at this time."
Yesterday we told how Porteous was part of a group of men who took a wreath left in honour of a dementia sufferer.
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A security camera outside the Dalkeith property captured a man taking it from a front garden while Porteous looked on.
The homeowner makes the tribute every year in memory of her mum who passed away after suffering from Alzheimer's.
The wreath was found dumped outside an Aldi store in the town.
The man responsible for the theft phoned the woman to apologise following a Facebook appeal to retrieve the wreath.
It is understood he also dropped off flowers to her on Monday night as an apology.
