Man in hospital after knife attack in Ayrshire

EDINBURGH: An attempted murder investigation has been launched after a man suffered knife injuries in an attack near Kilmarnock nursery.

The 28-year-old is in hospital with slash wounds after being attacked near a nursery school and playing field in the Riccarton area of Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, on Saturday night. Paramedics and police were called to help the injured man, who had reached a nearby flat, at about 9.20pm. Officers are still searching for the attacker and have issued an appeal for witnesses or anyone with information.

Detective Sergeant Andrea Templeton from East Ayrshire CID said: “From our inquiries so far, it appears that the man was attacked to the rear of a nearby nursery school in Craigie Road and then managed to make his way to a flat in Jeffrey Street, where an ambulance and police were called.