A FATHER and son have appeared in court charged with the attempted murder of a police officer.
Douglas Mills, 56, and Douglas Mills Jnr, 30, are alleged to have seriously injured the on-duty officer in Hamilton, Lanarkshire.
They were arrested after the 33-year-old policeman was alleged to have been hurt during an incident on the town’s Low Waters Road on Friday afternoon.
Emergency services raced to the scene at around 1pm after receiving reports of a collision.
Both men appeared in private at Hamilton Sheriff Court where they face a charge of attempted murder.
No plea was made and they were remanded in custody by Sheriff John Hamilton.
Police had said officers approached an Audi S3 in the course of a patrol and attempted to engage the occupants.
The vehicle was said to have moved off and allegedly struck the officer.
He was rushed to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, for treatment of serious injuries.
The other officer was uninjured.
Mills snr, of Glasgow, and Mills jnr, of Hamilton, are expected to make a further court appearance in eight days.
A previous statement from the force said: “Two men have been arrested and charged after an on-duty officer was seriously injured in an incident involving a car in Hamilton.
“Officers approached the vehicle on Low Waters Road around 1pm on Friday, 30 August in the course of a general patrol.
“The vehicle then made off and was involved in a collision with one of the officers, a 33-year-old man.
“Two men, aged, 30 and 56, have been arrested and charged in connection with the incident and are due to appear before Hamilton Sheriff Court on Wednesday, 4 September, 2024.
“The injured officer remains in hospital for treatment.”
Police closed the roads between Downie Street and Hall Street as they dealt with the incident.
At the time, locals reported seeing several police vehicles and a helicopter circling overhead.
They said: “My customer came in shouting somebody had been hit by a car.
“Poor guy.”
