Teen girls charged in connection with alleged East Kilbride town centre assault

Ladies aged 13 and 14 have been arrested and charged in reference to an alleged rammy in East Kilbride city centre.

Police had been referred to as to EK, East Kilbride, close to the bus station, at round 6.20pm on Thursday, following an incident by which a safety guard was allegedly assaulted.

A 57-year-old man has additionally been arrested and charged in reference to the incident.

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Considerations have been raised by residents over a rise in youth dysfunction within the city centre, with one native calling for "a curfew" to be put in place.

"Perhaps time for a curfew within the centre. Each night time there's been younger folks shouting and screaming," he defined.

Nevertheless, EK East Kilbride say safety stays its high precedence.

"Like different city centres throughout the nation, EK experiences periodic cases of anti-social behaviour, which is clearly fully unacceptable, " stated a spokesperson.

"Our high precedence is the security and safety of holiday makers and employees, and our safety crew goals to cope with all cases of unruly behaviour rapidly and successfully.”

A Police Scotland spokesperson stated: “A 57-year-old man and two females, aged 13 and 14, have been arrested and charged in reference to the alleged assault of a 62-year-old man at East Kilbride Bus Station round 6.20pm on Thursday, 21 July.

"The 57-year-old man can be reported to the Procurator Fiscal and the 2 feminine youths can be reported to the Scottish Kids’s Reporter Administration (SCRA).”

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