09/07/2014

20 Arrested Over Street Brawl

Twenty people, including a 12-year-old boy, have been arrested over a street brawl in North Lanarkshire.

It is understood that the arrested were made on Monday at about 21:15, after police were called to reports of a major disturbance on Gateside Road, in the Craigneuk area of Wishaw.

A group, aged between 12 and 45, were arrested in connection with the incident, which is understood to have followed a funeral.

Police say that inquiries into the brawl are ongoing and further arrests are expected.

(MH/CD)

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