A 12-YEAR-OLD boy has been charged after allegedly throwing eggs at an elderly woman. 

The child allegedly launched the eggs towards the 86-year-old in the Netherton area of Wishaw on Sunday. 

Detectives said that the pensioner was left "shaken" by thel alleged ordeal. 

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The boy has been charged in connection with the incident. 

A Police Scotland spokesman said: "Following an appeal for witnesses to an incident in the Netherton area of Wishaw on Sunday, April 25, a 12-year-old boy has now been charged in connection with this."