Edinburgh residents have told of their horror after a masked gang brutally attacked a man with machetes outside a quiet country pub.
A 20-year-old man was attacked by three men wearing dark clothes after he left the Ye Old Inn on Main Street, in the Davidson's Mains area of the city at around 12.05am on Friday, April 21. The attackers fled in a red saloon car.
The victim sustained serious injuries and was taken by ambulance to Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh for treatment. Police confirmed they are treating the incident as attempted murder.