Police are hunting a gang of youths who seriously assaulted a young woman in a 'vicious and unprovoked attack' in Clydebank.
The 26-year-old victim was on Hawthorn Street with a friend around midnight on Sunday, December 12, when she was approached by a group of five men.
She was assaulted by the men, described as being around 17-years-old, and left with serious, but not life-threatening, injuries and had to be rushed to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
Officers are now searching for those responsible. One was approximately 5ft tall, with brown hair, wearing a dark jacket and a black beanie hat. A second was wearing a luminous pink top and dark bottoms and the other three were all wearing dark clothing.
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."
