A TEENAGE girl was indecently assaulted by a 6ft 6in sex attacker in the city centre in the early hours of Sunday morning.

The 18-year-old was dragged into woods off London Road and subjected to what police described as a "horrible and extremely concerning" attack.

She had earlier been waiting for a taxi home at around 2.30am on Leith Street, near the Omni Centre, when a man grabbed her arm. She struggled and her attacker ran off towards London Road. A short time later the girl decided to walk home along the same route.

After the attack, the girl managed to fight free and ran home. Police said she was uninjured but in a very distressed state.

Her attacker was described as white, muscular, in his mid-30s and around 6ft 6in. He had a mole on his face and spoke with an Eastern European, possibly Polish, accent. He was wearing a blue V-neck sweater with light coloured denim jeans.