Knife slashing attacker arrested following police appeal.

Police officers from Helen Street, have announced that a 28-year-old man has been arrested following a public appeal for information after a woman was robbed in the Springburn area of Glasgow on Saturday, November, 23.
A male has been arrested and will appear in court.A male has been arrested and will appear in court.
A male has been arrested and will appear in court.

Around 9.25am the 46-year-old woman was walking in a lane leading from Springburn Road to Carron Street, at the rear of Springburn Police Office when she was approached from behind by a man who then slashed her leg with a knife and made off with her handbag.

The woman was treated at Glasgow Royal Infirmary for her leg injury before being released.

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Some of the contents of the woman’s handbag were found nearby a short time later.

Constable Paul Fried at the Community Investigation Unit said: “This was a cowardly and unprovoked attack on a defenceless woman.

“The male, who has been charged, is expected to appear at court shortly.”