FOUR people are due to appear in court after a man was seriously assaulted in Dunfermline.

A 29-year-old man was taken to hospital for treatment after the incident on Shields Road in the early hours of Sunday morning.

The area was sealed off around Shields Road and Macbeth Road as police carried out investigations.

Dunfermline Press: Police on the scene of the incident on Shields Road on Sunday morning. Pic: Fife Jammer LocationsPolice on the scene of the incident on Shields Road on Sunday morning. Pic: Fife Jammer Locations (Image: Fife Jammer Locations)

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 3.30am on Sunday, 21 January, police were called to a report of a 29-year-old man injured after being seriously assaulted on Shields Road, Dunfermline.

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“Police and Ambulance attended and the injured man was taken to Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, for treatment.

“Three men aged 44, 45 and 46 years and one woman aged 29 have been arrested and charged in connection with this incident.

“They were due to appear at Dunfermline Court on Monday, 22 January, 2024.”