Arrest after man dies and woman seriously injured in Johnstone

Police were called to an incident in Macdowall Street in Johnstone

A 28-year-old man has been charged in connection with the death of a man and serious injuries to a woman in Renfrewshire.

Police were called to an incident in Macdowall Street in Johnstone in the early hours of Wednesday.

A 40-year-old man was pronounced dead and a 59-year-old woman was taken to Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital with serious injuries.

The arrested man is due to appear in court in Paisley on Saturday.