On Friday December 11, an unnamed student was set upon by a group of seven unknown assailants. One of the attackers was allegedly heard to shout “I’m going to f*****g kill you you f*****g c***k” as they beat the victim with a vodka bottle, sign, fists, and feet. The victim told The Daily Record that what terrified him most “is that it happened in a place where I thought I should be safe”, outside Edinburgh University library. At FMQs in Holyrood earlier on Thursday, Labour MSP Sarah Boyack asked if the First Minister was “concerned about the appalling racist attack in Edinburgh last Friday” and for an outline of the work being done to ensure the police has the resources to combat racism through the pandemic.