Police in hunt for knifeman

Thug slashed victim’s face in street attack

POLICE are hunting a thug who slashed a 20-yearold man in the face as he stood with a friend in Clydebank.

They said the victim and his male friend were standing in Orbiston Drive when a man came up to them and savagely attacked the victim, leaving him with serious injuries, at around 7.20pm on Wednesday night.

It was the second such attack in recent weeks but police are unable to say yet if the two are linked.

Last month, a teen-

The victim has still to be fully interviewed and a motive established

ager was left scarred for life after an unprovoked attack in Clydebank’s Faifley Road.

The 16-year-old was waiting for a bus with friends when a man approached them and started talking, before slashing the teenager’s face.

A force spokesman said the attacker on Wednesday night also went for the victim’s friend but made off, possibly getting into a car.

The 20-year-old con- tacted emergency services and was taken to the Western Infirmary then transferred to the Southern General.

He was later released after treatment but sustained serious injuries as a result of the attack.

Detective Inspector David moran at Clydebank, who is leading the investigation, said: “This is the second attack of this nature in the past few weeks but it is too early to say whether or not there is any connection.

“The victim has still to be fully interviewed and a motive to be established.”

He said they were investigating whether the suspect got into a dark car but said it had not been confirmed.

He added: “I would appeal to anyone who was in the area of Orbiston Drive or Swallow Road after 7.30pm on Wednesday night and saw the attack to come forward.”

Officers are conducting door to door inquiries, he added.

The attacker is said to be a man in his late teens to early 20s, around 6 ft tall and of skinny build.

He was wearing a dark windproof jacket with a brand mark on the left chest. The hood was up and his face was partially obscured.

Anyone with information is asked to call Clydebank CID on 101.