A 16-year-old boy has been seriously injured in an attempted murder in the south of Glasgow.
Police said the teenager was found injured in Kilmuir Crescent, in the Thornliebank area of the city, following the attack near Kyleakin Road at around 10.30pm on Friday night.
Detectives are appealing to the public for information after the incident which they are treating as attempted murder.
A Police Scotland statement, released on Saturday, said the boy was taken to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where he remains in a stable condition.
It said that officers are following a number of lines of enquiry.
Detective Sergeant Nicol McPherson, from Greater Glasgow CID, said: “We’re appealing to anyone who was in the Kilmuir Crescent area around the time of the incident and has any information to please come forward.
“We are also keen to hear from any motorists with potential dashcam footage of the area or individuals with private CCTV, as this could prove useful to our investigation.”
Anyone with information should call police on 101, quoting incident 3579 of 7 January. Alternatively, people can call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111, if they wish to remain anonymous.
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