A man has appeared in court following a group disturbance in Dreghorn where one man was taken to hospital with a serious hand injury last Friday [October 15].

Robert Richmond, 27, has been charged with assault to severe injury and was in the dock at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court on Monday [October 18].

He faced two charges connected to carrying an offensive weapon. 

Richmond, from East Ayrshire, gave no plea and was released on bail. 

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He will appear at court again at a later date.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We received a report of a group disturbance on Dundonald Road in the Dreghorn area of Irvine around 4 pm on Friday, 15 October.​

“One man was taken to Crosshouse Hospital with a serious hand injury.​

“A 27-year-old man was arrested and charged in connection and appeared at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court on Monday, 18 October.”