Serious assault, McClurg Court, Motherwell

Detectives are appealing for information after a 52-year-old man was seriously assaulted in a house at McClurg Court, Motherwell.

The incident happened around 11.50pm on Tuesday, 22 December, 2020. He sustained serious head, neck and leg injuries and was taken to Wishaw General Hospital by the Scottish Ambulance Service where his condition is described as serious but stable.

Officers are eager to speak to a person who was seen in the area at the time. They are described as white, 5ft 8ins, medium build and wearing dark coloured Adidas track suit bottoms with three stripes down the leg, a dark hoodie, a hat and white trainers and a face mask.

Detective Inspector Kenneth Dalrymple said: “We are appealing for information so that we can establish the full circumstances of what happened. We would like to speak to anyone who saw anything suspicious or may have dash-cam footage that could help with our enquiries.

“In particular we would like to speak to the person seen in the area at the time who may be able to help with our investigation. Anyone who can help is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident 0153 of Wednesday, 23 December, 2020, or make a call anonymously to the charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.”