Man attacked by four people in attempted murder

A man has been attacked by a group of four men in attempted murder in Edinburgh.

The attack happened in the Calder Gardens area of the city at around 4.10pm on Thursday.

The victim, a 38-year-old man, was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh for treatment.

Police are appealing for information about the incident and are hunting for the four suspects, who are all white and aged in their late twenties to early thirties.

The first man is described as being of large build, with short dark, balding hair and a beard. He was wearing a black T-shirt, blue tracksuit bottoms and black trainers.

The other three men are all described as being of medium build.

One was wearing a grey hooded jacket with dark shoulder panels, light grey jogging bottoms and chunky, grey trainers with a white sole.

The third man had dark hair, and was wearing a black gilet, a turquoise T-shirt and black trainers while the fourth had short, dark hair and was wearing a black puffer style jacket and grey jogging bottoms with white logos.

Detective Constable Beverley Burnside said: “We are asking anyone who saw what happened, knows the men described, or where they might be to get in touch.

“Please check any private CCTV or dash-cam footage that you have and get in touch if you have captured something that could assist with our enquiries.”

Anyone who can help is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 2301 of Thursday April 2 2026.