Man in hospital after suffering serious head injury outside pub

The 40-year-old was in The Tavern on Lothian Crescent, Dundee, in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Man in hospital after suffering serious head injury outside Dundee pubSTV News

A man is in a serious condition in hospital after suffering a head injury outside a pub in Dundee.

The 40-year-old was in The Tavern on Lothian Crescent in the early hours of Saturday morning in the company of another man.

Police said he was escorted from the bar to the outside. He then appears to slump to the ground with a number of people trying to help him.

Officers said an ambulance was called for and the man was admitted to Ninewells Hospital where he remains in a serious condition.

Police are searching for the man who had been with the 40-year-old initially, and is urging anyone with information regarding the incident to come forward.

Detective inspector Craig Kelly, Tayside CID, said: “From our enquiries so far, we believe the injured man had been in the pub in the company of one other man, and then he is seen being escorted outside from the bar. He appears then to slump to the ground with a number of people trying to assist him.

“We would ask the man who had been with him initially, those who were with him outside, or indeed anyone who knows what happened to him, to come forward.

“His family is now aware and are with him in hospital where he remains in a serious condition.

“If you have any information that may assist officers with their investigation, please call police via 101 quoting incident number 1065 of Sunday, May 4, 2025.

“Alternatively, details can be passed anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.”

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