A 14-year-old boy was viciously beaten in a horrific attack at a Lanarkshire shopping centre.
Footage of the incident shows two young thugs kick, punch and stamp on the lad as he lay cowering on the ground.
Security at the Princes Mall in East Kilbride was alerted to the incident on Sunday and contacted police, Lanarkshire Live reports.
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The young thugs fled the scene before officers arrive, however, one of them is described as wearing a blue jacket and dark trousers and the other a grey hooded zipper and dark trousers.
A spokesperson for EK, East Kilbride, told us: "The centre's control room was alerted to the incident through CCTV and immediately contacted the police and dispatched a security team.
"Security personnel were on the scene quickly and are now working with the police as they continue their investigations."
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 8.40pm on Sunday, February 12, police were called to the Churchill Avenue area of East Kilbride following a report of a 14-year-old boy being assaulted.
"Ambulance was not required and enquiries into the incident are ongoing."
Anyone with information should contact police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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