Man suspected of four sex attacks

All of the attacks happened on Wednesday morning

Police believe the same man may have been responsible for four incidents of indecency in the space of an hour in Edinburgh.

Three women were indecently assaulted and a man fitting the description in those incidents indecently exposed himself to a fourth woman in the city centre.

An 18-year-old woman was attacked as she walked to work along Lothian Road at 0615 BST on Wednesday.

It is possible that this is the same man who is responsible for the two early incidents in the city centre and we would appeal to anyone who saw him acting suspiciously to contact us

Police spokesman

Police said the man, in his 30s, approached his victim from behind and had followed her for several minutes.

Fifteen minutes later, a 25-year-old woman was assaulted in Queen Street.

Police said her attacker also followed her a short distance before bumping into her and carrying out the attack.

At 0700 BST, a 30-year-old woman was indecently assaulted in Leith Street by a man who approached her from behind before getting away.

Half an hour later, a man indecently exposed himself to a 28-year-old woman in Barony Street.

A police spokesman said: "It is possible that this is the same man who is responsible for the two early incidents in the city centre and we would appeal to anyone who saw him acting suspiciously to contact us."

The man was described as white, 5ft 10in tall, with short dark brown hair and clean shaven.

He was wearing a dark blue jumper, blue jeans and a dark jacket.