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A man is to appear in court charged with the attempted murder of two police officers in Inverclyde.

Constables Laura Sayer, 39, and Kenny MacKenzie, 43, were seriously injured after being stabbed at a house in Greenock on Friday morning.



Police Scotland said a 43-year-old man had been arrested, charged and was due to appear at Greenock sheriff court on Monday. A report will also be sent to the procurator fiscal.

Both officers were taken to the nearby Royal Inverclyde hospital, but MacKenzie was later transferred to Queen Elizabeth university hospital in Glasgow for further treatment. It is understood the officer, who has been in the force for nine years, was being treated for a serious neck injury.

Sayer has been with Police Scotland for six months.

Both officers are due to be released from hospital later on Saturday.

Ch Supt Gordon Crossan, the local policing commander for Renfrewshire and Inverclyde, visited them on Saturday and said they were in “remarkable spirits”.

The acting head of Police Scotland, Iain Livingstone, praised the officers’ “incredible bravery”.

The first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, said the incident was a “reminder of the vital but often dangerous job our police men and women do, and what a huge debt of gratitude we owe to them”.



Police Scotland has referred the incident to the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner.