A young woman has suffered serious injuries after being viciously attacked by a gang of five male youths in a Clydebank street.
The 26-year-old was targeted shortly after midnight on Sunday December 12 before being rushed to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow for treatment.
A major police investigation has been launched to catch the five culprits - who are all believed to be around 17 years old.
Officers are asking anyone who was in the Hawthorn Street area of the town to get in touch as they probe the “unprovoked” attack.
One suspect is described as being around 5ft tall, with brown hair and was wearing a dark jacket and a black beanie hat.
A second was wearing a luminous pink top and dark bottoms.
The other three teenagers were all wearing dark clothing, police have said.
Detective Constable Imran Abuzar, from Clydebank CID, said: “This was a vicious and unprovoked attack and we can only be thankful that the injuries were not even more severe.
“We are aware that there were a number of people and motorists in the area around the time of the incident, so are appealing to anyone who witnessed the attack, or believes they saw a group of men matching the descriptions, to please come forward.”
Anyone with information should call police on 101, quoting incident 0024 of 12 December.
Alternatively, you can contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111, if you wish to remain anonymous.
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