Man hospitalised after serious assault in Livingston at the weekend

It happened around 2am on Sunday on a local footpath

Author: Anita StrattonPublished 12th Dec 2022

Police in Livingston are appealing for information after a man was seriously assaulted in Livingston.

The incident happened around 2am on Sunday, 11 December, 2022, on a footpath between Camps Rigg and Sutherland Way, Livingston.

A 28-year-old man was walking on the path when he was approached by a group of six, four men and two women and assaulted. He attended at St John’s Hospital for treatment.

Detective Sergeant John Bowerbank of Livingston CID said: “Our enquiries are ongoing and I am appealing to anyone who was in the area at the time and may have witnessed this incident to get in touch.

“I am also asking anyone with dash-cam or private CCTV that might assist with our enquiries to get in touch.”

Anyone with any information is asked to contact 101 quoting incident 2563 of11 December, 2022.