Man is killed in Hogmanay street brawl

Cops probe after victim found dying

HOGMANAY celebrations turned to tragedy after a man died following a brawl in a street packed with revellers.

The victim was found badly injured in Dundee city centre after police were called to the incident at 1.15am yesterday.

It’s believed detectives have launched a murder inquiry after the attack on The Nethergate.

Locals said the street – which is lined with pubs – was “extremely busy” with revellers before the disturbance broke out close to the Overgate Shopping Centre.

The man was rushed to the city’s Ninewells Hospital but later died of his injuries.

Police last night said his death is being treated as “unexplained”.

Detectives were working to establish the identity of the man and the “full circumstances which led to him sustaining his injuries”. They appealed for witnesses to come forward as their inquiries continued.

One resident, who lives on a street next to the scene, said: “It was a good atmosphere around the area last night.

“There are a lot of pubs along that stretch of Nethergate and, as can happen when people have been out in pubs, it can occasionally kick off.

“When I got up this morning, there was a major police presence there. It’s horrible something like that could happen at a time of celebration.”

Detective Inspector Ross Fitzgerald said: “We’d ask anyone who witnessed any disturbance, or who has any other information which could assist the police investigation, to come forward.”