Two suspects due in court after Elgin Bus Station assault which caused ‘facial injury’

A 20-year-old and a 23-year-old have been charged with assault after an incident at Elgin Bus Station yesterday.

Police confirmed that the older man sustained a facial injury, but did not need medical treatment.

Both suspects are due to appear in private at Elgin Sheriff Court today (April 3).

A police spokesperson said they attended a “disturbance” at the bus station yesterday afternoon.

“We were called around 4pm on Tuesday, 2 April, to a report of a disturbance in the St Giles Road area of Elgin,” the Police Scotland spokesperson said.

“A 23-year-old man sustained a facial injury but did not require medical treatment.

“The 23-year-old man, along with a 20-year-old man, were arrested and charged in connection with the incident.

“They are due to appear at Elgin Sheriff Court on Wednesday, April 3, 2024.”

No ambulances were dispatched in relation to the incident, a Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson confirmed.