Distressing footage of a stabbing outside a polling station in Paisley captured the moment a panicked eyewitness screamed for help.
Officers responded to a targeted knife attack on Broomlands Street at 9.15am on Thursday in the Renfrewshire town.
A 50-year-old man is fighting for his life after sustaining life-threatening injuries.
In the clip a desperate voice can be heard from behind a parked white van shouting ‘help, help’ and then screams ‘Can someone just phone the f****g polis?”
Another passerby can be seen pacing on the pavement holding his hands out in a state of shock.
He stands over the victim behind the van, before turning and looking down the road and shouts for help from other witnesses.
The footage was taken by an eyewitness in their car outside the Hippy Chippy takeaway near Martyrs' Sandyford Church which is being used as a polling station today.
Traffic can be seen at a standstill as the incident plays out.
The victim was rushed to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital after the incident.
A 26-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident.
Officers are treating the assault as a targeted attack and it is not related to the election.
Detectives have appealed for witnesses to come forward after enquiries established the two men were known to each other.
Detective Inspector Ian Ross from CID said: “This has been a targeted attack, with the two individuals known to each other, and one is now in a very serious condition in hospital.
“We are appealing to anyone who witnessed the attack, has dash cam or CCTV footage, to get in touch via 101, quoting reference number 0666 of 6 May 21.”
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