Four teens have been charged in connection with an attack on a man in Aberdeenshire.
Emergency services were alerted to the incident on Blackhall Road, Inverurie, at around 6pm on Tuesday, January 21.
Police confirmed four boys, two aged 15 and two aged 16, had been reported to authorities over the assault.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Four male youths have been charged in connection with the assault of a 40-year-old man in Inverurie.
“The incident happened on Blackhall Road around 6pm on Tuesday, January 21, 2025.
“The youths, two aged 15 and two aged 16, have been reported to the relevant authority.”
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