Blind man assaulted by group of youths at park entrance

Police have appealed for help after a man was attacked at Beveridge Park in Kirkcaldy.

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Kevin Scott

A blind man was assaulted by a group of youths at a park in Fife.

Police are appealing for information about the incident, which happened at Kirkcaldy’s Beveridge Park on September 23.

The man was assaulted at approximately 1pm on Abbotshall Road at the junction with Balwearie Road, near to the signage advertising the fixtures for Kirkcaldy Rugby Club.

Anyone with information is asked to call 101, quoting reference number PS-20200923-1696.

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