MAN ARRESTED FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER

Last Updated on Wednesday, 13 April 2011 19:03 Written by Aileen MacNicol Thursday, 07 April 2011 15:13

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A 15-year-old boy was left fighting for his life after a disturbance in John Street, Dunoon on Wednesday April 6.

The youth sustained serious head injuries in the incident, which occurred at 8.50pm within the close of a tenement block. He was taken to Glasgow's Southern General hospital in a critical condition. 
Police are appealing for any witnesses, or anyone with information about the situation, to contact Dunoon police office or Crimestoppers.

A 23-year-old local man was subsequently arrested and appeared at Dunoon Sheriff Court on Thursday April 7. He made no plea to charges of assault to injury, assault to serious injury, danger of life and attempted murder, and was released on bail.