Two schoolboys charged after 70-year-old man seriously injured

Two teenagers have been charged after a man was seriously injured in a disturbance in Stornoway.

Police said they were called to a disturbance on Macaulay Road at around 10.50pm on Saturday.

The injured man, 70, was taken to hospital for treatment to serious injuries.

Two males, both aged 14, were arrested.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 10.50pm on Saturday, September 7, 2024, we were made aware of a disturbance within a premises on Macaulay Road, Stornoway.

“Officers attended and a 70-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

“Two 14-year-old male youths have been charged in connection and a report will be sent to Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration.”

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