Man left with serious facial injuries after home attack

A man is in hospital with severe facial injuries after being attacked in a house in South Lanarkshire.

Twomenforcedtheirway into the property on Hawick Crescent in Larkhall at 3:10pm on Friday and assaulted a 36-year-old man.

One of the attackers is described as white, 5ft 6in tall, slim and with short dark hair, wearing black clothing. The other is also white, 6ft 2in tall with shaven dark hair and in his 40s. He is of a muscular build with tattoos on both arms and was wearing a short sleeved T-shirt with blue jeans. Both men ran out of the house and into a silver/grey Jaguar X-type car, which was driven by a third man. The car sped on to nearby Scotia Crescent.

The injured man was taken to Wishaw General Hospital and later transferred to Monklands Hospital where he was treated.

Detective Constable Ashley Hind said: “This was a very brutal attack on an innocent man.

“Anyone who was in the vicinity and may have seen the suspects or a silver/ grey car hanging about is asked to contact police immediately.

“Anyone who has the suspects or vehicle captured on their dashcam is also asked to contact police as this could prove vital in tracing those responsible.”