A bicycle owner was left with a severe head harm after a terrifying unprovoked assault by a gang of teenagers.
The 25-year-old was rushed to hospital after coming throughout the group of youths who had been armed with bottles in Arkleston Street in Renfrew.
The sufferer, who simply occurred to be biking previous round 6pm on Saturday night time when he was accosted by the group.
They went on to topic him to the violent assault, leaving him with blood pouring from a wound in his head.
The group then fled the scene leaving the person injured on the footbridge close to to Pennilee Street.
He attended on the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley the place he acquired remedy for a severe wound on the again of his head.
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Detectives in Paisley are actually interesting for info to hint the group accountable for the incident - which is being handled as severe assault.
A spokeswoman from Police Scotland mentioned: “This was an extremely distressing for the sufferer who was not identified to his attackers.
“He had been biking within the space when he was approached by a bunch of males youths.
“The youths shortly turned aggressive and assaulted the 25-year-old, leading to a big head wound.
“The sufferer was taken to the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley the place he acquired remedy for his accidents.
“He was launched from hospital after medics handled a severe wound on the again of his head.”
Police are actually finishing up in depth enquiries and are eager to listen to from anybody who could have been within the space on the time.
They're additionally eager for the general public to examine any personal CCTV or dashcam footage.
The spokeswoman added: “We might ask anybody who has any info which they suppose could help officers with their enquiries to please get in contact.
“Any info might be useful to assist hint these accountable for this severe assault.”
Specific readers with info can contact police on 101 of name Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.