The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
Witness tells of ‘blood everywhere’ in wake of Perth flats incident
POLICING: Two people charged and man rushed to hospital after ‘report of an assault’
A Perth man who left a “trail of blood” in a block of flats on the edge of the city centre after an incident on Saturday was rushed to hospital in Dundee by paramedics.
Police and ambulance crews raced to a property on Commercial Street in Perth’s Bridgend area just before 3pm after receiving reports of a disturbance.
A 30-year-old man was transported from the block of flats to Ninewells Hospital to be treated for injuries he sustained during the incident.
Eyewitnesses reported a large police presence, which included officers equipped with firearms, who quickly sealed off the premises which overlooks the River Tay.
A squad of officers piled out of a convoy of vans, cars and 4x4s which had descended on the city centre street and immediately cordoned off the area surrounding the flat.
Police last night revealed that two people, a 23-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman, had been arrested and charged in connection with the incident and are due to appear at Perth Sheriff Court today. Officers are continuing to investigate.
Passersby said they could see bloodstains from the street.
Forensics teams quickly got to work analysing the bloody smears left on the stone floor in the vestibule of the block.
It is only a stone’s throw from Perth Bridge.
One witness said: “There was blood everywhere. It’s been sealed off now.
“Police were putting tarpaulins and bags down to cover the evidence up.
“From the street you could see a trail of blood leading into the close at the entrance to the flats.
“Someone has to have been seriously hurt,” they added.
A police spokesperson confirmed a man and a woman have been arrested and charged following the incident. “Police received a report of an assault having taken place in Commercial Street, Perth, at around 2.50pm on Saturday,” they added.
“Emergency services attended and a 30 year-old man was taken to Ninewells Hospital.”
From the street you could see a trail of blood leading into the close.
WITNESS