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| Spinal tests on bridge cone woman | Spinal tests on bridge cone woman |
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| Doctors have been assessing the extent of the spinal injuries suffered by a student who was hit by a falling traffic cone in Edinburgh. | Doctors have been assessing the extent of the spinal injuries suffered by a student who was hit by a falling traffic cone in Edinburgh. |
| Kate Flannery, 23, from Salthill in Galway city, has been transferred to a spinal injuries unit at Glasgow's Southern General Hospital. | Kate Flannery, 23, from Salthill in Galway city, has been transferred to a spinal injuries unit at Glasgow's Southern General Hospital. |
| Police have been looking at closed circuit television footage from the area in a bid to identify the culprit. | Police have been looking at closed circuit television footage from the area in a bid to identify the culprit. |
| The cone was thrown from George IV Bridge onto Merchant Street on Sunday. | The cone was thrown from George IV Bridge onto Merchant Street on Sunday. |
| The injured Queen Margaret University College student was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary after the incident at 0340 GMT before later being transferred to the city's Western General Hospital. | |
| 'Anything suspicious' | 'Anything suspicious' |
| Now Ms Flannery has been moved to Glasgow's Southern General Hospital. | Now Ms Flannery has been moved to Glasgow's Southern General Hospital. |
| Her family has travelled to Edinburgh from Dublin to be at her bedside. | Her family has travelled to Edinburgh from Dublin to be at her bedside. |
| Lothian and Borders Police officers have been trying to find out who threw the cone from the George IV Bridge. | Lothian and Borders Police officers have been trying to find out who threw the cone from the George IV Bridge. |
| A spokesman said: "We are looking at numerous CCTV tapes from the area to see if there are any clues to see who threw the cone from the bridge. | A spokesman said: "We are looking at numerous CCTV tapes from the area to see if there are any clues to see who threw the cone from the bridge. |
| "We are conducting inquiries and are appealing for anyone with information or who was in the area who may have seen anything suspicious to contact us." | "We are conducting inquiries and are appealing for anyone with information or who was in the area who may have seen anything suspicious to contact us." |