Witness says meat cleaver was used in Dundee street attack

A man was taken to Ninewells Hospital after he was attacked by a masked gang on a Dundee street.

Emergency services were called to the city’s Cunningham Street at 10.30pm on Monday after four men in a car got out and assaulted the man before making off.

A meat cleaver was used in the attack, leaving the 29-year-old with injuries to his wrist and shin, according to police.

Eyewitnesses said the man was stabbed.

A resident said: “At about 10.30pm we heard a scream from a woman, so we automatically went to the window to see what was going on.

“Across the road, we saw a woman being chased up the street by three men in balaclavas.

“Straight after that, another man at the same close was chased by another man in a balaclava.

“All four men had weapons on them.

“One man in a balaclava had a meat cleaver in his hand and stabbed the man he was chasing at the top of the street.

A police spokesman said: “We were called to a serious assault in Cunningham Street at 10.30pm. There was a scuffle and a bladed weapon was used.

“A 29-year-old male was taken to Ninewells Hospital. His injuries were not life-threatening.

“No arrests have been made and inquiries are ongoing.”