Locals are being urged to avoid the area. Image: DC Thomson.
Two teenagers have been charged following a “serious” assault on a pensioner in Stornoway.
Officers were called to a disturbance at a premises on Macaulay Road in the town just before 11pm on Saturday.
It is believed the incident took place at the Co-Op store.
Police have confirmed a 70-year-old man was taken to hospital with “serious injuries”.
Two male youths, aged 14, have since been charged in connection.
A police spokesperson said: “Around 10.50pm on Saturday September 7, we were made aware of a disturbance within a premises on Macaulay Road, Stornoway.
“Officers attended and a 70-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
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Two teenagers charged after pensioner ‘seriously injured’ in Stornoway
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