Cops have issued an urgent appeal after a man was left in a critical condition in Edinburgh. The alarm was raised at 9.30pm on Friday when officers were alerted to a 43-year-old man found seriously injured in a garden on Whitson Road in Saughton.
Emergency services, including Police Scotland and Scottish Ambulance Service, rushed to the residential street in the west of the city. The man was rushed to Edinburgh’s Royal Infirmary where he remains.
An investigation was launched and officers are continuing enquiries to get to the bottom of what happened. They are urging witnesses or anyone with CCTV or door camera footage from Friday night to come forward.
Locals reported seeing police in white suits and cordons being erected on Whitson Road and the surrounding areas. Officers remained at the scene well into the afternoon as a probe got underway into how the man got hurt.
Detective Chief Inspector Jonny Wright said: “I am appealing for information on how the man has come to be injured. If anyone in the area witnessed anything or has any CCTV or door camera footage from Friday evening, that hasn’t already been shown to officers, I’d ask them to get in touch.
“The response from the local community has been very helpful to the investigation and I’d like to thank them for their assistance so far. If anyone has information and has not yet spoken to officers, I would ask them to call 101 with any details they may have.”
Anyone with information should contact 101 quoting incident number 3838 of Friday, 17 July, 2026. Information can also be given anonymously by calling Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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