Police have said the stabbing of a 14-year-old boy last night in a South Side park was a 'targeted attack'.
Officers say the 14-year-old boy was discovered to be 'seriously injured after an altercation with a group of youths' and remains in serious but stable condition at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow.
Police are now following a 'positive line of enquiry'.
Detective Sergeant Alistair Donaldson, of Cathcart CID, said: "Around 3.40pm on Friday, 12 February, police were called to a report of a 14-year-old boy found seriously injured, following an altercation with a group of youths in Kings Park.
"Emergency services attended and the victim was taken to the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow for treatment to stab wounds. Medical staff describe his condition as serious but stable.
"Enquiries are ongoing and officers are following a positive line of enquiry.
"This is believed to have been a targeted attack in a busy park, a police presence will remain in the area to provide reassurance and I would appeal to anyone who has any information to contact Cathcart CID via 101, quoting incident 2036 of 12 February."
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