TERRIFIED children watched as a thug attacked a man with a baseball bat outside school gates leaving his blood soaked victim with injuries that resulted in him being rushed to hospital.

The shocking attack happened at around 9am today at Garrowhill Primary, Bakewell Road in Glasgow’s East End as parents were dropping their children off for the start of the school day.

It is understood that both men got into an argument outside the school gates. The brawl, however, escalated when one of the men acquired a baseball bat and set upon his 42-year-old victim. He was taken to Glasgow’s Royal Infirmary for treatment.

One parent, who did not want to be named, hit out at the attack which they believe happened because of a quarrel over parking.

The parent said: “My daughter heard screaming and shouting outside the school gates. When she looked over, she saw one of the men disappear before he came back with the baseball bat.”

The parent explained that the victim even attempted to ask a teacher at the gates for help, giving pupils a full view of his blood soaked injuries.

The parent said:”My daughter said there was blood everywhere and she felt sick.

“We have had a lot of issues with parking at the school but this attack in front of kids is a disgrace.”

Police Scotland confirmed that they are following a positive line of enquiry following the attack.

The Evening Times has previously reported on an illegal parking crackdown at the primary in a bid to stop motorists dropping kids off too close to school gates.

Residents are also stuck in their driveways due to parked cars which also put kids at risk on the roads.

Councillor Jim Coleman said: “We have issues, we have been working with the school, traffic management and enforcement to get the parents to cooperate. It is ongoing problem but we need to keep persevering to get the message across.

“It is shocking for something to happen outside a primary school. Kids get upset when they see anything like that.”

Glasgow City Council confirmed that Police Scotland were dealing with the matter.

A council spokeswoman said: “The school called the police as soon as they were aware of the ongoing incident outside the school gates. This is now a police matter.”

A council source, however, said that parking outside schools is the responsibility of parents and carers.

The source added: “We work very hard to ensure that anyone who is dropping off their children at school does so with the safety of children and staff of the school in mind. We are also keen to promote walking to school.”