Masked robber with knife in store assault

A shop worker has been assaulted by a masked man wielding a blade during a “terrifying” attempted robbery in South Lanarkshire.

The suspect walked into the My Local Store on Cedar Drive in East Kilbride wearing a balaclava about 7:10pm on Wednesday.

He produced a knife and assaulted the 40-year-old female member of staff, demanding money.

The man, who was carrying a black rucksack, then left the store emptyhanded and made off along Cedar Drive in the direction of St Andrew’s Methodist Church.