Detectives search for SUV after man seriously assaulted

Detectives are searching for an SUV used by two men who forced their way into a home and seriously assaulted one of the occupants.

On November 2 around 8.30am, two men forced their way into a house in Springwell Crescent, Blantyre and assaulted a 36-year-old man.

A 55-year-old woman was also within the house and she was pushed by one of the men.

The man was taken to Hairmyres Hospital with a head injury. The woman was uninjured but has been left badly shaken.

The first suspect is around 6ft tall with a heavy build. He was wearing a black woolly tammy hat, a yellow hi-vis vest, orange gloves and a black scarf across his face to conceal his identity.

The second suspect is around 6ft tall with a heavy build. He was wearing dark coloured clothing and bright blue trainers and also covered his face with a scarf.

Enquiries have revealed a blue coloured SUV vehicle with a black roof was used by the suspects.

Detective Constable Andrew Fearnside said: “I am appealing to anyone who may have seen the suspects or saw a blue coloured SUV type vehicle in the area to contact us.

“Any small piece of information could help us piece together the circumstances of what has happened. In particular, I would ask motorists with dash cams to check their footage as it could contain images which could assist our enquiries.”

Anyone with information is asked to call CID officers at Cambuslang via 101, quoting incident number 0525 of November 2, 2020.

Alternatively calls can be made to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111, where information can be given anonymously.