A man suffered a serious facial injury after a "violent assault" as he waited for a bus.

The 44-year-old was approached by another man at East Kilbride bus station at about 10.15pm on Saturday, March 5.

They became involved in an altercation which resulted in the victim being seriously assaulted, police said.

The attacker, who was with a woman at the time, made his way towards the Murray area of the South Lanarkshire town after the attack while the victim went to hospital for treatment to a facial injury.

Police said the suspect is in his late 30s or early 40s, with dark hair. He was wearing a dark grey suit jacket, a white shirt and dark trousers.

The woman he was with was around the same age with dark shoulder-length hair. She was wearing a dark jacket, blue jeans and carrying a bright red handbag.

Detective constable Leane Holmes said: "This was a violent assault that has left the victim with a serious facial injury and it is important that we trace the person responsible.

"Officers have been carrying out inquiries locally, including examining CCTV, however I would like to speak to anyone who was in the area around the time of the incident and saw anything suspicious."