SERIOUS ASSAULT - VERNON STREET, SALTCOATS
- Feb 25, 2019
- 1 min read
Officers in Saltcoats are appealing for information from the public after a man was seriously injured following an incident in the early hours of Saturday morning.Around 1.45 am on Saturday 23 February 2019 the 44 year-old man was walking away from the train station along Vernon Street, Saltcoats when he was attacked from behind near to the junction with Green Street.
Emergency services attended and that man was taken to Crosshouse Hospital with serious head and facial injuries.Officers have been speaking to those who were in the area at the time, and checking CCTV, but have yet to establish exactly what happened.
Detective Constable Will Thomson, Saltcoats Police Office, said:
“This man was so badly injured that he was left on the ground unconscious and will require further hospital treatment.“This type of violence will not be tolerated and it is important that we trace those responsible and find out exactly what happened here.“CCTV enquiries tell us that this street was busy in the early hours of Saturday morning, with many people leaving pubs to go home. Somebody must have seen something.
“We would urge those with any information, or anyone who may have been driving and have dash-cam footage, to come forward.”Anyone with any information is asked to contact police via 101, quoting incident number 0470 of Saturday 23 February 2019. Alternatively you can contact CRIMESTOPPERS on 0800 555 111 where information can be given in confidence.
