A woman has been hospitalised with serious facial injuries after a “horrific and nasty” assault in Paisley.
The 24-year-old woman was rushed to Royal Alexandra Hospital for treatment for her injuries after a man assaulted her on Saturday night.
Police are appealing for information after the unprovoked attack which occurred at the junction between King Street and Douglas Street around 11pm on Saturday, August 8.
Officers want to speak to a man described as white, around 5ft 5ins tall, thin build with short dark hair. He was wearing a navy blue T-shirt, dark coloured tracksuit, white trainer and had a dark scarf covering is face.
Detective Inspector Ian Ross, from Paisley CID said: “Extensive enquiries are ongoing after a 24-year-old woman was seriously assaulted in Paisley.
“The victim was out with friends when she was subjected to a horrific and nasty assault.
“This attack was completely unprovoked and we are very keen to trace the individual responsible.
“The victim suffered a very serious facial injury when she was struck to the face with some force.
He added: “We believe the suspect fled the scene in the direction of the railway bridge in King Street following the incident
“If you happened to be in the area at around the time of the attack and saw anybody acting suspiciously then we would like to hear from you.
“Similarly we would ask any drivers in the area to check dashcam footage to see if they captured anything which may be useful to our investigation.”
Anyone with information can contact police on 101, quoting incident 5343 of 8 August, or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
