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Stabbing Incident on Edinburgh Promenade Shocks Community

12/17/2025

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In Edinburgh, the High Court heard a case against Mudawi arising from an incident on the promenade.
CCTV footage shows Mudawi arriving by car with four others and confronting an 18-year-old on the promenade.
When the 18-year-old backed away, a 17-year-old intervened and punched Mudawi.
Mudawi attacked the 17-year-old with a bladed instrument before stabbing the 18-year-old in the head and neck with scissors, saying, "this is what thieves get."

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Story summary

In Edinburgh, the High Court heard a case against Mudawi arising from an incident on the promenade.
CCTV footage shows Mudawi arriving by car with four others and confronting an 18-year-old on the promenade.
When the 18-year-old backed away, a 17-year-old intervened and punched Mudawi.
Mudawi attacked the 17-year-old with a bladed instrument before stabbing the 18-year-old in the head and neck with scissors, saying, "this is what thieves get."