{"id":509996,"date":"2025-10-18T17:59:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T17:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/509996\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T17:59:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T17:59:18","slug":"three-men-in-hospital-after-hammer-attack-in-scots-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/509996\/","title":{"rendered":"Three men in hospital after &#8216;hammer attack&#8217; in Scots town"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Police raced to the incident at around 11:30pm last night.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0_dysaaart.png\" alt=\"Police at the scene last night. \" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Police at the scene last night. (Image: Fife Jammer Locations\/FJL Services)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">Three men were rushed to hospital after an alleged <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/police-scotland\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"hammerLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">hammer<\/a> attack in Kirkcaldy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">Emergency crews scrambled to Windmill Road in the town last night at 11.30pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/police-scotland\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Three menLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Three men<\/a>, 53, 40 and 24, were taken to hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">Locals claimed that a hammer was used in the assault.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">An image from the scene shows a <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/police-scotland\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"police vehicleLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">police vehicle<\/a> at the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">While another picture captured <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/police-scotland\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"police officersLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">police officers<\/a> standing guard on the road this morning, with the area behind them cordoned off with tape.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0_dyyysart.png\" alt=\"Two police officers at the scene. \" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Two police officers at the scene. (Image: Fife Jammer Locations\/FJL Services)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">A Police Scotland spokesperson said: \u201cAround 11.30pm on Friday we received a report of a disturbance in Windmill Road, Kirkcaldy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">\u201cEmergency services attended and three men aged, 53, 40 and 24, were taken to hospital for treatment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">\u201cThe 40-year-old man and the 24-year-old man have been arrested in connection with assault and enquiries are ongoing.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Police raced to the incident at around 11:30pm last night.Police at the scene last night. 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