BBC News - Meadows rape case police to stop passers-by Police are to stop passers-by in the Meadows area of Edinburgh, exactly a week after a 19-year-old woman was raped there. Officers were due in the area from 06:15 and were to hand out e-fit pictures of a man they want to trace in connection with the crime. A large picture of the man will also be displayed on police vehicles. The 19-year-old victim had been out in the Cowgate and was returning home when she was attacked near Jawbone Walk. Police said she was on Middle Meadow Walk between 06:50 and 07:10 when she was knocked to the ground and subjected to a "horrific" attack. Detectives now believe the man ran off in a southerly direction towards the Edinburgh Sick Childrens' Hospital, and the streets beyond in the Sciennes area. He was described as being between 20 and 30, 5ft 4in to 5ft 9in in height and of medium build. He was wearing a black beanie hat, black zip-up tracksuit top and dark trousers.