Man had his head ‘stamped on’ by thug

A THUG forced a man to the ground and stamped on his head in a vicious attack in Glasgow.

Emergency services raced to the scene after the serious assault, which took place at a pedestrian crossing in Kinfauns Drive in Drumchapel.

The incident is thought to have occurred at around 7.50pm on Friday, September 27.

The 43-year-old victim sustained a cut to his head after the brutal attack.

Police say they are still appealing for witnesses following the incident.

The man they want to trace is described as being male, white, in his 20s, short dark hair, slim build, and was wearing a black jacket, grey trousers and had a black backpack with him.

HOMELESSNESS charities have warned that there will be deaths on city streets as temperatures plummet to their lowest this year.

Temperatures on Sunday dipped as low as -4°C with the mercury predicted to plunge even lower as the ongoing cold snap in the city continues.

Glasgow’s only winter night shelter for the city’s homeless population is open for four months of the year, but unfortunately does not begin operation for 2019 until December 1.

Groups in the city who work with individuals who are street homeless warn tragedies could follow in the colder months ahead.

Anton Reilly of Help the Homeless Glasgow said: “I have no doubt about it.

“They don’t want it being common knowledge that there’s people dead on our street in this day and age.

“I will be on the streets early one morning this week again to give jackets and sleeping bags to anyone I come across – doing the council’s work for them. It is just not interested.”

Last year 47 homeless people in Glasgow died while without accommodation in the city.

Others working with the city’s homeless population have called for more to be done, and for publicly-owned spaces to be made available as emergency