Police have arrested and charged a man following a serious assault in Linlithgow.

The incident took place on Saturday 17 December in the car park of Linlithgow Rugby Club on Mains Road.

A 25-year-old man was taken to Forth Valley Royal Hospital with serious facial injuries.

A 38-year-old man appeared at Livingston Sheriff Court on Tuesday 20 December

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