Man, 18, faces police attempted murder charge

A teenager has been charged with the attempted murder of a police motorcyclist who was hit by a car in Edinburgh.

Police had signalled for the black Audi A1 to stop in the Bathfield area of the city at about 16:15 on 11 January.

The driver then allegedly drove directly at the officers and struck one of them before fleeing towards Granton.

The force said an 18-year-old man had been arrested in connection with the incident.

He is due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Monday.

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The same Audi was suspected to have been involved in an incident 48 hours earlier when it was flagged down for a suspected road traffic offence.

As officers tried to speak to the driver, he drove away from the scene causing one constable to jump to safety.