A MAN was taken to hospital after he was attacked within a property in Greenock.

Police blocked off a section of West Blackhall Street around 9.30am on Sunday after the victim sustained injuries within a flat.

Emergency services vehicles including police cars and an ambulance were on scene for a time following the incident.

Eyewitnesses reported seeing the victim being taken away in an ambulance.

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Traffic was diverted away from the incident causing congestion in other areas of the town.

Police confimed that a 55-year-old man has been charged in connection with the alleged assault.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Police were called around 9.25am to reports that a man had been injured within a property in the West Blackhall Street area of Greenock.

"The man has been taken to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital for treatment and a 55-year-old man has been charged in connection with the incident."