A youth has been arrested for an alleged assault in Dunfermline that left a 14-year-old needing hospital treatment.
Police sealed off Ericht Drive in Dulloch after a youth was seen on the floor, surrounded by a group of teens.
The alarm was raised at around 8.45am on Tuesday.
A 14-year-old was taken to hospital by an ambulance as officers launched a probe.
CID and uniformed officers quizzed residents while, at the same time, at least two police vans were on Roe Deer Place, a short distance from the taped-off street.
Police say a 14-year-old has been arrested.
Dunfermline resident alerted by shouts on Ericht Drive
An eyewitness said on Tuesday morning: “The area is taped off with a car within cordon with occupants still inside.
“CID as well as uniformed officers questioning various people.”
Another Ericht Drive resident told The Courier she was first alerted to shouts coming from the street.
“When I looked out of my bedroom window I could see a group of teens crowded around a youth who was lay in the middle of the street,” she said.
“Just a couple of minutes later, police arrived and started putting up the police tape and closing off the whole area.
“Shortly after, plain-clothed detectives arrived and started questioning everybody.
“An ambulance turned up and paramedics helped the youth into the back of the ambulance.
“It must have been serious to have closed the whole square off.
“Most shocking was the amount of blood in the road, which was eventually washed away as police finally reopened the road.”
Ericht Drive reopened at around 11am.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 8.45am, officers received a report of an assault in the Duloch area of Dunfermline.
“Emergency services attended and a 14-year-old youth was taken to Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy for treatment.
“A 14-year-old male youth has been arrested in connection and enquiries are ongoing.”
