"A thief stole a woman's purse while she tended to her husband who was having a seizure."
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"The incident happened between 08:45 and 09:00 on Monday on the Union Canal towpath in the Wester Hailes area of Edinburgh.
Police said the couple had been walking their dog when the husband suffered a seizure. His wife had used her jacket to support his head.
The thief was described as being white, about 5ft 6in tall, of slim build with light brown hair.
He had two front teeth missing, a scar on his right cheek and was wearing a dark hooded top and grey jogging bottoms with orange stripes."
This was on Monday but at the tail end of the morning canal rush hour so there might be a cyclist who saw something.
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