Images have been released by detectives probing an acid attack on woman in Edinburgh.

As exclusively reported by STV News, Teresa McCann thought she was going to die after an orange substance was thrown at her face as she answered her door.

The 37-year-old has been scarred for life and will require surgery following the attack in Captain's Road at around 8.35pm on November 9.

The masked attacker left the scene in a stolen grey Ford Fiesta, bearing false number plates.

The car was then driven into Inch Park later on that evening, where it was set on fire.

Officers have now released images of what the car would have looked like, along with mock-up pictures of the cloned number plates.

The front plate is distinctive as it bears a St Andrew's flag with the registration number BN65 LFV.

On Twitter, Edinburgh Police asked: "Did you see this Fiesta bearing these number plates in Gilmerton or Burdiehouse last Friday?

"It was used in the corrosive substance attack on a woman in Captain's Road before being set on fire in the Inch."

The victim continues to be treated by specialists at St John's Hospital in Livingston.

She said: "I really did think I was going to die. There's no motive as to why someone has done this."

The suspect is described as a white man in his early 20s, around 5ft 11ins and of slim build.

He was wearing a dark coloured matching tracksuit, a grey hooded top pulled up with an item covering his face, dark gloves and dark trainers with light reflective sections.

Detective inspector Grant Johnston said: "This was a horrendous attack which we realise has shocked the local community.

"We are extremely grateful for the response we have had to our initial appeal, however we are eager to trace the movements of the grey Ford Fiesta, which we believe to have been used as part of the attack."