Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was seriously assaulted in the Whitletts area.
The incident happened around 7.30pm on Tuesday,19 November, 2019 in a common close on Glenmuir Road.
A 39-year-old man was stabbed in the stomach with an unknown implement, leaving him with serious injuries.
He was taken by ambulance to University Hospital Ayr, where he remains in a stable condition.
The male suspect is described as white, with a local accent. He was wearing dark clothing and a baseball cap.
Officers are keen to speak to anyone who may have seen anything suspicious at the time of the assault.
If you have any information relating to this incident, please contact Police Scotland by calling 101 and quoting incident number 3254 of 19 November.
Alternatively, you can contact the charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.