Second assault on city centre street
A MAN was assaulted in broad daylight in the city centre of Glasgow.
Officers raced to the ongoing incident in Argyle Street around 2.35pm yesterday.
An eyewitness told us he allegedly saw a group of boys “kicking a guy’s head in”.
The eyewitness, who wished to remain anonymous, said: “I saw two or three guys burst into the front door of the newsagent and they started battering a guy. He was on the ground and they were kicking his head in.
“They then ran off away from the newsagent and they guy was left hurt on the ground.
“One clearly shouted a racist slur as he ran off, I wouldn’t want to repeat it.”
It has been confirmed by Police Scotland that the man has sustained injuries to his face but investigations are ongoing.
It is the second assault on Argyle Street in less than a week. the number
He said: “The fact is, you can see the prevalence rate here is much lower, so we need to look at those coming in here and the kind of risks that are there, but any decisions that will be taken by the Scottish Government will be based on the scientific advice that we get and keeping people safe.
He added: “The simple fact of the matter is, we have had a reasonable success in driving down the incidence of the virus over the course of the last few months, it’s been hard won and of course we have to take the appropriate measures to make sure that we can continue to see that.”
The call comes after condemned the actions of people who are infected. politicians of a group at the weekend who staged a protest to deter people coming north from England with a banner stating “Staycation – Keep Scotland Covid-Free”.
Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf said it was “horrible, reprehensible and vile”.
He added: “These morons don’t represent the Scotland I know and love.”
Scottish Conservative leader Jackson Carlaw said: “We need people to come safely to Scotland to visit and to stay here on holiday and we should be encouraging that, not putting people off.”
A police Scotland spokeswoman said: “Police in the Borders were called to a lay-by area near the A1 at Lamberton, following a report of protest activity at the side of the carriageway. Officers attended and suitable advice has been given to those in attendance.”