HARRY Potter author JK Rowling has appealed for help to find the culprit behind an attempted murder bid in Castlemilk.

The writer took to Twitter to share a BBC article after a silver Vauxhall Astra ploughed into five children in the area's Stravannan Road around 3.30pm on Saturday.

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She described the incident as "appalling" and asked her 14.3 million followers to help find the man behind the attack.

Four were treated for minor injuries but a 14-year-old girl is understood to have been left with a broken neck.

She is being treated at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where doctors have described her condition as serious but stable.

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The vehicle was found burnt out in a rural area outside the city.

Officers are now pouring over CCTV and have appealed for witnesses to contact them on 101.