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A Scots man has been left with a brain injury after being allegedly 'attacked' in broad daylight while walking his dog. ‌

On October 3, Mark Sutherland, 60, was out walking his partner's two Miniature Jack Russell pups at Boghead Burn in Bathgate at around 10.30am when he was 'assaulted' by another dog walker. ‌

Mark's partner, Karen, alleges he asked the walker to put his dog on a lead after it came running up to him, but the person refused. ‌

After a back and forth argument, the pair went in different directions before Mark was allegedly hit on the back of his head several times, knocking him unconscious. He then fell into the burn before being rescued by a female passer-by.

He spent a number of days in hospital before it was discovered he has a brain i

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