Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Man ‘stretchered away’ after attack
A MAN was reportedly stretchered from a Dundee block after allegedly being attacked during a weekend incident.
Several police units descended on Kingsway East within the Mid Craigie area of the city on Saturday night.
A man was taken to Ninewells Hospital shortly after 9pm as an investigation was launched into the disturbance. The extent of his injuries are unknown at this time.
Neighbours said as many as five police cars were near the junction with Westhall Court at the height of the incident.
A visible police presence remained overnight after CID and uniformed officers conducted inquiries.
One 36-year-old woman said she was “worried” by the events as she returned home to see the police presence.
She said: “I was returning home from work on Saturday night and there was at least five police cars and an ambulance.
“There had been police in the area on Friday as well but I was worried when I saw them back here on Saturday in such numbers. The police remained on the street overnight but they never came to our door and asked us any questions. It is concerning to hear what has happened.”
A 20-year-old woman who lived nearby said she had been alerted by friends on social media to the events.
She said: “I’ve not lived here too long but it’s scary this has happened on our doorstep. A friend had asked me if I was aware of the police and CID near my address but I hadn’t heard anything until they contacted me.
“There was still a police car sitting outside the block on Sunday.”
One local man who did not wish to be named said the man was stretchered from the block.
He said: “The police were all parked on the grass embankment just alongside two ambulance crews.
“There was a guy who got stretchered away. We didn’t know the circumstances but knew it wasn’t good given the police presence. It isn’t uncommon to see the police here.”
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said : “Emergency services attended at Kingsway East in Dundee at around 9pm on Saturday following reports that a man was found injured after an assault. Inquiries are ongoing.”