Cops hunting two suspects after man seriously assaulted in Whitburn

dailyrecord.co.uk:

A man has been rushed to hospital after he was seriously assaulted by two men in Whitburn yesterday. The suspects forced their way into a building on Dixon Terrace at around 9.30am on Friday before attacking the 42-year-old.

The victim rushed to St John’s Hospital with serious, but not life threatening injuries. The first suspect is described as being a white man, around 5ft 11 with a large build, aged in his 30s, with a colourful tattoo on one arm and speaking with a local accent.

He was wearing a black tammy hat, black face mask, short-sleeved grey t-shirt and black or blue tracksuit bottoms, with black Nike Air Max trainers and gloves.The second man is described as having a tanned complexion, black hair, around 6ft 1 with a regular build, aged in his late 30s and speaking with a local accent.

He was wearing a balaclava rolled up into a hat, a black bubble jacket with a hood and black tracksuit bottoms. Detective Constable Laura Hanlon, from Livingston CID, said: “We are carrying out extensive enquiries into what appears to have been a violent and unprovoked attack. "We’re appealing for anyone with information, or any local residents with potential private CCTV or video doorbell footage, to please come forward."If you believe you can assist our investigation, please call 101, quoting incident 0884 of 4 February.