A teenager has been arrested for the attempted murder of a 66-year-old man in North Ayrshire
The 16-year-old is being held in police custody following an altercation with the man after leaving a pub in Green Street, Saltcoats, at around 7.30pm on Tuesday.
The 66-year-old victim was taken to Crosshouse Hospital in Kilmarnock where medical staff describe his condition as critical.
Police said report will be sent to the procurator fiscal.
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