Knife slashing attacker arrested following police appeal.
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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Hide AdSome 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.”