A man has been left fighting for life after falling from a Dundee multi-storey while police were in attendance.
The 36-year-old was rushed to Ninewells Hospital after the incident at the notorious Ancrum Court.
All three emergency services were called to the high-rise in Lochee at about 11.40pm.
Police attended the 15-storey building after reports that a man had been assaulted.
It is understood the 33-year-old man sustained minor injuries.
During the subsequent police operation in the flats, the second man fell from a fifth floor window.
He was taken to hospital in a serious condition.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 11.15pm on Saturday, 16 January, 2021, officers attended a property on Ancrum Court in Dundee after receiving a report of a 33-year-old man having been assaulted. He sustained minor injuries.
“A second man, aged 36, sustained injuries after a fall at the property. He was taken to Ninewells Hospital with serious injuries. Enquiries into the incident are ongoing.
“Anyone with information or who may have witnessed the incident is asked to contact police via 101, quoting incident 4067 of 16 January.”
A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesman said: “We received a call on Saturday to attend an incident on Ancrum Court in Dundee.
"We dispatched our trauma team, one ambulance and our special operations team to the scene. We transported one patient to hospital.”
While a Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson added: “At 11.41pm on Saturday January 16, we were called to assist our emergency service partners at Ancrum Court, Dundee.
“Operations Control mobilised one appliance and one height rescue vehicle to a block of flats.
“No assistance was required from our crews who then left the scene.”
