Two men sought by police after sex attack near school

● Assault in early hours leaves woman distraught

Two men are being sought by police who are investigating a sex attack in East Kilbride.

A 22-year-old woman was assaulted in Whitehills Terrace, close to St Louise Primary School, in the early hours of Saturday, 14 October.

Extensive inquiries have been carried out to find the individual responsible for the assault, including checking CCTV and speaking to local residents.

Detectives are appealing for anyone nearby between 3am and 5:30am that day to contact them.

Police Scotland is particularly asking two men who were seen in the area together to get in touch, as officers believe the pair might be able to provide vital information.

Detective Inspector Stevie Mcmillan said: “A significant number of inquiries have been carried out in order to identify who is responsible for this attack, which has left this young woman distraught.

“We now know that there were a number of people seen in the area who we are keen to trace.

“We understand that there were two men in the area at the time who were in each oth- er’s company. We believe that these men might have important information, which could help with our inquiries, therefore I would ask them to come forward to police.”

The first man is described as white, in his early 20s, about 6ft tall and skinny, wearing a light grey hooded tracksuit top and grey slim-fit tracksuit bottoms.

The second man is described as white with light “fluffy” stubble, in his early 20s, about 5ft 10in tall, slim and wore a black hooded top with a large white Adidas logo on the chest and three white stripes on the sleeves. He was also wearing light blue skinny jeans and black Vans trainers with a white sole.

Both men had their hoods up at the time they were seen.

Mr Mcmillan said: “This has been a very traumatic incident for the victim and we have been ensuring she is receiving the support she requires at this time.

“We appreciate that residents may be worried. However, we would like to reassure members of the community that this is an isolated incident and crimes of this type are thankfully rare.”

Police said that extra uniformed patrols would continue in the area.

Anyone with information should speak to any local officer. Witnesses can also call 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.