Manhunt underway after dog walker 'punched to ground' in brutal attack
A dog walker has been assaulted on a Scots street by two men who " punched him to the ground" after exiting a works van.
On Friday July 4, emergency crews rushed to Aitchison Street in Airdrie at around midday after two men exited a works van and struck a 41-year-old man who was walking his Japanese Akita dog.
The injured dog walker was raced to Monklands District General Hospital for medical treatment and has since been discharged.
Police Scotland have noted that the suspects were white and could have been wearing overalls or high-visibility jackets.
Detective Constable Martin Daly, North Lanarkshire CID, said: 'Enquiries are ongoing as to what the cause of the altercation was, but the fact is that the injured man was punched to the ground and then further assaulted causing facial injuries.
'Unfortunately, we don't have a description of the suspects, other than they were White, and believed to be in some type of works van. They may have had overalls and/or high-visibility jackets on, but that's not confirmed as yet.
'Officers are checking local CCTV and carrying out door to door enquiries with residents in the area but would ask that anyone who may have information, or indeed any dash-cam or doorbell footage that may assist the investigation, to get in touch.'
Information can be passed to police via 101. Please quote incident number 1324 of Friday, 4 July 2025 when calling. Alternatively, Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Yesterday, in a separate incident, we reported that a woman had died in hospital a week after a horror crash in Airdrie.
Emergency services raced to the incident in the North Lanarkshire town's Clark Street on Saturday, June 29. The alarm was received at 6.45pm following the collision between two vehicles – a black Audi A4 and a blue BMW M2.
Crews raced to the scene and the passenger of the Audi, a 68-year-old woman, was taken to University Hospital Wishaw for treatment, where she died on Friday, July 4. The driver of the Audi, a 67-year-old man, was taken to University Hospital Monklands and was later discharged.
The occupants of the BMW were assessed by paramedics at the scene.
Police say inquiries into the crash are ongoing. Officers have urged any witnesses, particularly those with dash-cam footage, to come forward.
Sergeant Ross Allison said: 'Our thoughts are with the family of the woman who has died.
'Our inquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of this incident and I would urge anyone who witnessed what happened to contact us.
'Similarly, anyone with dash-cam footage that may assist our inquiries is advised to get in touch.'
Anyone with information should contact Police Scotland on 101 quoting incident number 2978 of 28 June, 2025.
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