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Claire Galloway

Teen rushed to hospital with serious head injuries as cops descend on Scots park

A teen has been rushed to hospital with serious head injuries after cops descended on a Scots park.

Cops raced to the Lochend Park area, in Edinburgh, around 12.10am on Saturday, April 30.

Police were alerted after an 18-year-old man was assaulted in the park.

He was rushed to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for treatment after sustaining serious head injuries.

Locals were left alarmed after seeing cops in the park on Saturday morning, with reports of a police 'tent' being erected.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We were called around 0.10am on Saturday, 30 April, to a report of an assault in the Lochend Park area of Edinburgh.

“An 18-year-old man sustained serious head injuries and was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.”

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