A man has been arrested and charged after a pensioner with dementia was attacked in her own home in West Dunbartonshire.

The 85-year-old woman was hospitalised with serious head and facial injuries after the assault within her house in Hawthornhill Road, Dumbarton, on Sunday, April 14.

Police Scotland confirmed a 42-year-old man has been charged in connection with the incident and will appear at Dumbarton Sheriff Court on Thursday.

A force spokesperson said: "A 42-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with this incident and is due before Dumbarton Sheriff Court on Thursday.

"A full report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal."