Driver stabbed trying to protect teenage passenger

A 34-year-old driver has been attacked after coming to the aid of his teenage passenger on the Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow.
By The Newsroom
Published 29th Aug 2019, 13:38 BST

The man was knifed after a man approached parked black Mercedes car and attempted to assault the 17-year-old inside at 5pm on on Wednesday, August 28.

The driver got out of the vehicle and tried to intervene before being chased down and stabbed.

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He was taken to hospital for treatment to a stab wound but has since been released.

A Police spokesman said: “Police attended a report that a man had been stabbed in Pollokshaws Road near to Nithsdale Road in Glasgow.

“It appears that a man approached a black Mercedes car which was parked on Pollokshaws Road and assaulted the 17-year-old male passenger within.

“The 34-year-old driver got of the car got out to try and intervene but he was attacked and chased by the suspect who stabbed him before running off.

“The 34-year-old was treated at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and has since been released.

“Enquires are continuing.”