15/06/2021

Police Appeal For Information On Incident On Limestone Road

Police have issued an appeal for information on an incident on the Limestone Road in the early hours of this morning, Tuesday 15 June.

Shortly before 1.30am this morning, officers were called to the junction of the Limestone Road and North Queen Street following reports that a man "had entered a parked car". When they arrived at the scene, police found an unconscious man with a head injury.

The man was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital, where he is continuing to receive treatment.

A short time later, police arrested a 26-year-old man on suspicion of grievous bodily harm.

Officers are working to establish the full circumstances of the incident and have appealed to anyone who was in the Limestone Road area at around 1.20am, and who may have witnessed or captured the incident on dash-cam, to contact police in Tennent Street on 101 quoting reference number 71 15/06/21.

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