Teenager taken to hospital after Glasgow shopping centre gang attack

A teenager who was attacked by a gang of youths inside a Glasgow shopping centre has been treated in hospital for his injuries.

Video posted on social media shows the young man, who was using a crutch and wearing a medical boot, being knocked to the ground, then repeatedly punched and kicked inside the St Enoch Centre on Friday afternoon.

A second person was also pushed to the ground but security staff intervened.

Police Scotland said the 19-year-old was taken to hospital and officers were reviewing CCTV footage to identify his assailants.

The attackers had run off by the time officers arrived and the injured man, who was bleeding from a head wound, was initially helped by shoppers and security staff.

The St Enoch Centre is located inside the Glasgow city centre dispersal zone which was established in March as part of a crackdown on crime and anti-social behaviour.

Officers are able to ask groups of two or more to leave the designated area if their behaviour is "impacting on the safety and well-being" of others, and they can be banned from returning for 24 hours.

The attack came just a few days after it was confirmed that the dispersal zone powers would be extended into December.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "An investigation is under way after police received a report of a disturbance involving a number of males in the St Enoch Centre, Glasgow.

"A 19-year-old male was taken to hospital. Officers have been reviewing CCTV images and enquiries are ongoing to locate and identify those involved. Police are following a positive line of inquiry."