An e-fit has been released to catch a man who tried to steal a pensioner's car while he was washing it outside his house.

A 71-year-old man was wrestled to the ground while he was washing his Volkswagen Golf on Stanley Place in Abbeyhill, Edinburgh.

The attacker then tried to drive off in the car but was halted by the pensioner's wife, who ran out of the house and struggled with the man.

He then fled empty-handed from the area on Friday, May 5.

Officers said the 66-year-old woman and her husband were injured in the attack.

Police have released an e-fit image of a man wanted in relation to the attempted theft.

Detective constable John Dunn said: "As part of this inquiry we are keen to identify the male in the e-fit and he or anyone who recognises him is asked to contact police immediately."

The attacker is described as being white, between 5ft 10in to 6ft tall and in his late 20s to early 30s.

He is of a medium build with dark curly hair on top which is shaved at the sides and was wearing dark joggers, a dark t-shirt with lighter writing on the chest and a tattoo on his left forearm of a name in old style writing.

The man spoke with an Irish or northern Scottish accent.

Police Scotland can be contacted on 101, quoting incident number 3103 of May 5 or information can be passed anonymously through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.