A man is due in court on Friday after a reported ‘standoff’ with police in South Lanarkshire last night.

Police in the area were called to a ‘disturbance’ at a home in Lyttleton, East Kilbride around 6:15 pm on Thursday.

Reports say there was a standoff between a man and police that lasted around four hours and grabbed the attention of locals and thousands of viewers online as videos of the incident emerged on the social media platform TikTok.

A 32-year-old man was arrested and charged in connection with the incident, but no on was injured.

He is due to appear in court in Hamilton today.


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A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 6.15pm on Thursday, 25 July, 2024, we were called to a report of a disturbance at an address in Lyttleton, East Kilbride.

“Officers attended. No one was injured.

“A 32-year-old man was arrested and charged in connection and due to appear at Hamilton Sheriff Court on Friday, 26 July, 2024.”