Police are appealing for information after a 53-year-old shopkeeper was seriously injured in a bladed attack in Lanark.
Police are appealing for information after a shopkeeper was seriously injured in a terrifying attack in Coalburn, Lanark.
The 53-year-old man was putting rubbish in bins beside his convenience store on Coalburn Road at around 8.50am on Sunday, 7 September, when he was approached and slashed with a bladed weapon.
The attacker then ran off towards Dunns Crescent.
The victim was rushed to Wishaw General Hospital, where he remains in a stable condition.
Detective Constable Alison Geal, of Lanarkshire CID, said the attack appeared to be unprovoked but the shopkeeper was targeted.
“From our enquiries so far, we believe this attack to be totally unprovoked but that the person who was attacked was the target of the suspect,” she said.
CCTV checks show the suspect had been hiding in nearby bushes and to the side of the shop for at least two hours before the shopkeeper emerged.
The man is described as around 6ft tall, slim, wearing black jogging bottoms, a black North Face hooded top with white writing, a black snood, white trainers and orange gloves.
DC Geal added: “This was a nasty attack. There appears to have been no attempt by the suspect to enter the store. The shop is in the middle of a residential area, overlooked by numerous homes.
“Officers are in the area, but we’d appeal to anyone with doorbell footage or dashcam to come forward. We believe the suspect knows the area. He may be local.”
Anyone with information is urged to contact police via 101, quoting incident number 1074 of Sunday, 7 September 2025.