Three people detained after man suffers stab injuries in Perth

A man has been rushed to hospital after a violent incident in the centre of Perth.

The incident is understood to have happened at around 6.40pm in the Scott Street/South Street area on Monday.

Within a short time there was a large police presence in the area and officers assisted paramedics at the scene.

Witnesses to the aftermath spoke of seeing a man in his 30s or 40s being tended to as he lay on the pavement.

”He was then placed in a wheelchair and taken on board the ambulance. It looked to me like he had an injury to his chest,” said one passerby.

Police at the scene confirmed there had been a serious assault involving a weapon and that the victim had been taken to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee.

His condition was said to be ”serious but stable”.

After the injured man had been removed from the scene a large section of Scott Street from the High Street to South Street was taped off as officers carried out investigations.

At around 7.30pm, there was considerable police activity in nearby County Placee, understood to relate to the assault.

Three people were detained.