Man, 64, injured after helping crying woman
A 64-year-old man was seriously assaulted in Larkhall after going to help a stranger.
He left a pub on Raploch Street just before midnith on Saturday when he noticed a woman crying and went to speak to her.
A man, in his 40s and wearing dark clothing, then appeared and punched the victim, causing him to fall to the ground. The man and woman then made off. The 64-year-old man suffered a serious facial injury.
Police said: “This was an unprovoked attack. It is vital we trace the man responsible.”
ORKNEY