Man taken to hospital after 'violent attack' in East Kilbride

At around 3.10am on this morning (April 17), two masked men forced entry to a home on Elsie Way and attacked two occupants.

Emergency services were called to the scene and a 52-year-old man was taken to hosiptal for treatment.

His condition is not known.

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An investigation into the incident is ongoing and police are appealing for information on the attempted robbery.

Detective Constable Claire Young from Lanarkshire CID said: "This was a violent attack which left two men with injuries.

"Our enquiries are ongoing and I would ask anyone who may have witnessed anything suspicious to get in touch.

"We’d also ask anyone with private CCTV or dash-cam to check if they have captured anything significant."

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The suspects are described as being white and they were wearing balaclavas.

One was dressed in black with a hood up, while the other was wearing a grey/ blue top with the hood up and great trousers.

Anyone with information is asked to contact 101, quoting incident number 0321 of Friday, April 17.

Alternatively, Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111.