East Lothian Crime: Serious assault in Tranent being treated as attempted murder
The suspect was dressed in all black clothing.
Detectives are treating a serious assault within a vehicle in Tranent as an attempted murder.
The incident happened sometime between 3.45pm and 4pm on Wednesday, February 11, on Haddington Road.
A 44-year-old man was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for treatment to ‘significant’ injuries.
The suspect was dressed in all black clothing.
Detective Constable Garry Mauran said: “This serious assault has left the victim with significant injuries.
“We are carrying out enquiries to establish exactly what happened and to identify the person responsible.
Make sure you keep up to date with breaking news from across Scotland by signing up to our free newsletter here.
“I would ask anyone who was in the area at the time and may have witnessed the incident, or who may have captured anything on dash cam, private CCTV or doorbell footage to come forward.”
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 2297 of February 11.