Suspect charged and due in court after man stabbed in murder bid

Police launched an investigation after a 24-year-old man was found seriously injured following a disturbance in East Kilbride.

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A suspect has been charged after a man was stabbed in an attempted murder in South Lanarkshire.

Police launched an investigation after a 24-year-old man was found seriously injured following a disturbance in East Kilbride’s Calderwood Square on Wednesday, November 24.

On Monday, the force confirmed a man had been arrested and charged in connection with the incident.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “A 29-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the attempted murder of a 24-year-old man who was found seriously injured in Calderwood Square, East Kilbride, on Wednesday, November 24.

“He is due to appear at Hamilton Sheriff Court on Monday, November 29.”