Woman blinded in laser pen attack

A woman has been left blind in one eye after a teenager shone a laser pen in her pupil in a 'completely unprovoked and senseless attack'.
By The Newsroom
Published 17th Sep 2016, 20:36 BST
Updated 5th Oct 2016, 14:42 BST
The incident took place on Dumbarton Road as the woman was walking under the railway bridge. Picture; Google.The incident took place on Dumbarton Road as the woman was walking under the railway bridge. Picture; Google.
The incident took place on Dumbarton Road as the woman was walking under the railway bridge. Picture; Google.

The 33-year-old was approached by two tracksuited teenagers while walking under a railway bridge on Dumbarton Road, at the junction with Cable Depot Road, in Clydebank, at around 10pm a week ago yesterday.

The woman attended the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital for treatment but has been left blind in one eye. She later reported the matter to police.

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The first suspect is described as white, aged 14 to 15, and has brown hair styled in a quiff. He was wearing dark-coloured sportswear.

The second is described as white, aged 14 to 15, and was wearing dark-coloured sportswear.

Anyone with information about the attack is asked to contact police on 101.