A 15 YEAR-old boy has been arrested and charged with assaulting a 64 year-old Fife councillor in Cardenden.

Officers were called to the incident in Bowhill Woods at around 7.15pm on Sunday, 18 August, 2024.

The woman, Cllr Rosemary Liewald, did not require hospital treatment.

Police later appealed for help in tracing the rider of an off-road bike.

Providing an update this afternoon, they say a male has also been charged in connection with road traffic offences and will be the subject of a report to the relevant authorities.

Sergeant John Nicol said: “We would like to thank members of the public who came forward with information and to everyone who shared our appeal.”