Man in serious condition in hospital following assault in Milton
The 55-year-old was found with serious head injuries in Castlebay Street on Monday afternoon
A man is in a serious condition in hospital after he was assaulted in the Milton area of Glasgow.
The 55-year-old man was found with serious head injuries in Castlebay Street at around 3.30pm on Monday.
He was taken by ambulance to Glasgow Royal Infirmary, where his condition is described as serious.
Police are appealing for information as they try to establish how the man came to be injured and are keen to speak to a cyclist who they believe may have stopped to help.
Detective inspector Graham McCreadie, of Maryhill CID, said: “We are keen to speak to anyone who may have seen what happened, in particular before the man was found in the street.
“We believe a passing cyclist may have stopped to help and we would urge that person to come forward to help with our investigation.
“Anyone who saw anything, who may have CCTV footage or dash-cam footage that could help with our enquiries is asked to call Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 2114 of Monday, 6 July, 2020.
“Or they can make a call anonymously to the charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.”
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