Police hunting armed thug after horror attack on couple walking down Scots street

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a weapon then attacked her after goading a couple walking down a Scots street. The 28-year-old man and 25-year-old woman were walking between New Street, Musselburgh and Lochend Road North at around 4.45pm last Thursday.

A man, who was a passenger in a white Ford Transit work van, then started targeting the pair while the vehicle drove past. He launched a tirade of abuse at them and tried to goad them to fight before getting out of the van with a weapon.The thug then assaulted the woman in the shocking incident.Police have issued a description of the man and urged any witnesses to come forward.He is white with a tan, around 20 years old, around 5ft11 - 6ft tall, athletic build, bvuzz cut hairstyle with squared off fringe, wearing a white.