A 55-year-old man was seriously injured by another man in Dumbarton yesterday afternoon.
Around 2pm on Thursday (June 20) two men were involved in a verbal altercation on High Street outside the Captain James Lang Pub when one of them assaulted the other.
Emergency services attended and a 55-year-old man was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where medical staff describe his condition as critical.
A 25-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident.
Police are now appealing for information and enquiries are ongoing.
Detective Sergeant Gordon Murray, Clydebank Police Office, said: “We are currently carrying out enquiries to establish exactly what has happened here and are appealing for anyone with any information to come forward.
“The street would have been busy at this time of day and we know that there were a number of people in the area with their mobile phones out at the time. We are asking these people who may have footage of the incident to get in touch with us.”
Anyone with any information is urged to contact Police via 101, quoting incident number 1777 of Thursday 20 June 2019. Alternatively you can contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 where information can be given in confidence.
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