A MAN has been slashed outside Glasgow Sheriff Court.

The 63-year-old is in a stable condition following the attack which took place at around 6.30pm on Thursday.

The Evening Times understands that the victim is a lawyer. 

He was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where he remains in a stable condition.

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Cops sealed off the area shortly after the attack to carry out their investigations into the assault on Carlton Place which is in the Gorbals area of the city.

Carlton Place is also home to several high profile law offices. 

A spokeswoman for the force said: “Around 6.30pm on Thursday, a 63-year-old man was seriously assaulted in Carlton Place, Glasgow.

“The injured man has been taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow where he is being treated for facial injuries.

“Hospital staff describe his condition as stable.”

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