Man hit in the face with bottle in Edinburgh homophobic attack A man has been hit in the face with a bottle in a homophobic attack in Edinburgh. The 27-year-old had been at CC Blooms in the city centre with his partner before they left at around 1am on Sunday. The two men started walking home along London Road before turning onto Easter Road. As they got to the first bus stop, they saw a man walking towards them holding a bottle. There was a confrontation, during which the other man made homophobic remarks before throwing a bottle at the couple. It hit the 27-year-old in the face and smashed onto the ground. The attacker then ran off towards London Road. He was white, in his early 20s, 5ft 10ins tall, with broad shoulders, light dirty blond hair, a clean shaven round face and Scottish accent. He was wearing a dark woollen round neck jumper. DC Chris Harding said: "This attack left the victim with cuts to his face and the possibility of permanent scarring. We are treating it as a homophobic attack and are keen to trace any witnesses to this incident, or anyone who recognised the description of the attacker.