A man has been left seriously injured after an attempted murder in the Castlemilk area of Glasgow.

The 25-year-old victim was walking along Tormusk Road between 10.50pm and 11.20pm on Wednesday evenign when he was attacked from behind.

He managed to make his way to a family member's home on the same street where he reported the attack to the police.

The victim was then taken by ambulance to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where is in a serious but stable condition. 

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Detective Sergeant Keith Runcie, Criminal Investigation Department, said: “The man was attacked from behind so we do not have a description of the attacker.

"Officers working on the investigation are checking all available CCTV and carrying out door-to-door enquiries to identify the person responsible.

“I am appealing to anyone who was on Tormusk Road or the surrounding streets around this time who may have witnessed the attack, saw somebody running away or saw any suspicious activity to contact the police as a matter of urgency."

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He added: "I would also ask anyone with dash-cam footage who was driving in the area at the time to check back.

“We continue to use all available resources at our disposal to investigate this serious incident, and would urge anyone who may have information in connection with the attack, no matter how small they think it is, to contact the police.”

Anyone with information should contact police on 101 quoting reference number 4291 of October 9, or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.