25-year-old charged following Paisley attack

A 50-year-old man has been taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital with life threatening injuries.

Author: Linsey HannaPublished 6th May 2021
Last updated 7th May 2021

A 25-year-old has been charged after a man was attacked near a polling station in Paisley.

Police responded to reports of a stabbing in Broomlands Street at around 9.15am on Thursday.

A 50-year-old man was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow with life-threatening injuries.

Police said a 25-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with a serious assault.

He is expected to appear in court on Monday.

Police stressed the incident was not related to the nearby polling station or the election.

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