Investigation launched after young woman, 20, raped in property 

Police have launched an investigation after a woman was raped in a property in North Lanarkshire.

Officers were called to the Hamilton Road area of Motherwell at around 7.20pm on Wednesday after receiving reports of a 20-year-old being attacked.

Enquiries into the incident remain ongoing at this time.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 7.20pm on Wednesday, July 31, we received a report of a 20-year-old woman having been seriously sexually assaulted in the Hamilton Road area of Motherwell.

“Enquiries are ongoing.”

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