A young woman has been forced to get surgery and counselling after being attacked by a group of thugs on a camping trip. The 21-year-old and her partner, 23, were at Glen Etive, near Fort William, on Sunday, July 10, when they were targeted by three men.
The thugs tried to fight her boyfriend but when he refused, they decided to assault her instead, the Scottish Daily Express reports. They grabbed the young woman, from Dumbarton, and pushed her into the burn, casing her to break her ankle and shin.
She was rushed to Belford Hospital in Fort William, before being transferred to the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley for surgery on her leg and foot.
Her partner was also allegedly hit over the head with a glass bottle, leaving him needing stitches at Belford Hospital. Bystanders called the police, but the three men had fled the scene before they arrived.
Speaking anonymously, the victim said: “I am still in shock, having nightmares and now needing counselling for my mental health because of this accident. We were targeted by three men who seemed out their face on drugs and drink.
"They were just looking for a fight off my partner and he wasn’t entertaining it so they pushed me down into the burn to get a reaction out of him. The three men had Glasgow accents, so they are definitely from around here."
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Police were called to a report of a disturbance in the Glen Etive area at around 3am on Sunday, July 10. Emergency services attended and a 23-year-old man and 21-year-old woman were taken by ambulance to Belford Hospital in Fort William.
“Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of the incident and anyone with information is asked to contact police via 101 quoting incident number 0683 of Sunday, July 10, 2022.”
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