Source: Asian Image

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A Sikh teenager was recovering after having his hair hacked off during a vicious racial attack.

The traumatised 15-year-old was set upon by four youths in Edinburgh in what police said was a sustained and unprovoked assault.

The boy was subjected to a tirade of racial abuse by the gang in the city's Pilrig Park before being kicked and punched to the ground. When the victim's bandana came loose, the youths then cut his hair off.

Lothian and Borders Police said that although he did not need hospital treatment, the teenager was left terrified by the attack on Tuesday.

Hair is a religious symbol for Sikhs, and it is strictly against the religion to have it cut. After the assault, which happened at around 7.30pm, the gang ran off across Pilrig Park before heading in the direction of nearby Leith Walk. It is not known what they used to cut the teenager's hair.