Police cordon off Perth street as woman rushed to Ninewells after serious assault
BySteven Rae and Amie Flett
Police at the scene in South Street, Perth.
A woman was rushed to hospital in the early hours of Saturday morning after a serious assault in Perth city centre.
The incident took place around 2.20am in the city’s South Street, near to the Alteration Boutique.
A woman was rushed to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee following the attack.
One person at the scene said there was a police response outside the shop in the street.
They said: “South Street was taped off and there was a police van, a couple of cops and forensics there as well, they looked to be working in a doorway.
“It seemed to be outside a shop on South Street, looked like something may have happened overnight.
Police in attendance in South Street.
Police set up a cordon outside the shops.
Police at the cordon.
“There was broken glass on the pavement.”
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: “Around 2.20am on Saturday September 11, we received a report of a serious assault on South Street in Perth.
“Officers attended and a 35-year-old woman was taken to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee for treatment where she remains in a stable condition.
“Inquiries are ongoing.
“Anyone who may have been in the area and saw anything is asked to contact police on 101, quoting incident 0532 of September 11.”
