Serious assault – Lanark
Police are appealing for information after a man was assaulted and seriously injured in Lanark on Thursday, 9 June, 2022.
Around 8.35 pm, a 31-year-old man was attacked by a man armed with a machete, in Rhyber Avenue.
The suspect, along with up to three other men, also vandalised the windows of a house in the same street before driving off drove off in a dark coloured car.
The injured man was taken by ambulance to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow where he remains for treatment for head injuries. Medical staff describe his condition as stable.
Detective Sergeant Jim Williamson, Wishaw CID, said:
“Whilst the motive for this attack has still to be established, we believe that the man, for whatever reason, was specifically targeted.
“At this time we have no description of the suspects. Rhyber Avenue is residential and I am sure that people would have seen, or at least heard the attack take place.
“If you have any information about the incident, then please contact police at Wishaw via 101 quoting reference number 3333 of Thursday, 9 June, 2022. Alternatively, details can be passed anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
