A gang of four men and two men subjected a victim to a vicious beating, leaving him seriously injured in hospital.
The attack happened at around 2am on Sunday, 11 December on a footpath between Camps Rigg and Sutherland Way, Livingston.
A 28-year-old man was walking on the path when he was approached by a group of six, four men and two women and assaulted. He attended at St John’s Hospital for treatment.
Officers are appealing for information.
Detective Sergeant John Bowerbank of Livingston CID said: “Our enquiries are ongoing and I am appealing to anyone who was in the area at the time and may have witnessed this incident to get in touch.
“I am also asking anyone with dash-cam or private CCTV that might assist with our enquiries to get in touch.”
Anyone with any information is asked to contact 101 quoting incident 2563 of11 December, 2022.
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