A pensioner has been arrested amid an investigation into the alleged serious sexual assault of a minor in Edinburgh.
Police are investigating a report of the attack on a 12-year-old girl in the city’s Niddrie Mains Road area.
It is currently unknown when the incident is believed to have occurred.
A 68-year-old man has been arrested and released pending further enquiries.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Officers are investigating a report of a serious sexual assault involving a 12-year-old girl in the Niddrie Mains Road area of Edinburgh.
“A 68-year-old man has been arrested and released pending further enquiries which are ongoing and at an early stage.”