Man recovering in hospital after being found injured in Whitburn

Police are appealing for anyone with information to come forward

Anyone with information is being urged to get in contact with police or crimestoppers
Author: Molly TulettPublished 28th Jan 2024

A man is recovering in hospital after being found injured in Whitburn on Saturday evening.

The 44 year old was found in a grassy area on Turnhigh Road at 9.45pm and was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.

Detective Inspector Graham Garvie said: Officers have been reviewing CCTV and carrying out house to house enquiries in an effort to establish how the man came to be injured.

“Our investigation so far has sightings of him around 11.30pm on Friday, 26 January in North Reeves Place and then around 1am on Saturday, 27 January in Blaeberryhill Road and Netherton Grove before being discovered in Turnhigh Road.

“He is around 6’ tall, of slim build, with short dark hair. He was wearing a black hooded top, pink T-shirt, black jogging bottoms, and trainers.

“I would appeal to anyone who was in these areas around the times and saw a man matching this description, or anyone with dashcam footage or private CCTV, to please contact us.

“Anyone with information can call 101, quoting reference 0996 of 27 January, 2024.”

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