Police Taser man after woman ‘attacked with metal dog lead’

Officers were alerted to an alleged assault in Glasgow’s Shettleston Road at around 12.50am on Wednesday.

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Police tasered a man after responding to reports of a woman being allegedly attacked with a metal dog lead.

Officers were alerted to the alleged assault in Glasgow’s Shettleston Road at around 12.50am on Wednesday.

Police said a Taser was subsequently deployed. A man and a woman were thereafter taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary for treatment.

A 30-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the incident.

A report will now be submitted to the force’s watchdog, the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (Pirc).

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Officers were made aware of an assault on Shettleston Road, Glasgow, around 12.50am today.

“Officers attended and a Taser was subsequently deployed. 

“A 30-year-old man was arrested and charged in connection with the incident. 

“A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal. A report will also be submitted to Pirc, as is standard procedure following the deployment of a Taser.”

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