Police have launched a witness appeal after a woman was sexually assaulted in broad daylight in Airdrie.
The incident took place on Sunday around 3.30 pm when the woman was walking on the footpath that connects Raebog Road, The Rushes housing estate and Stirling Road.
The 26-year-old victim was approached from behind by a man who then sexually assaulted her before running off towards Dykehead Road and The Rushes Housing Estate.