Sexual assault on mother and baby

The attack happened in broad daylight on a cycle path

An asylum seeker and her baby were sexually assaulted as she took the child out in his pram, police said.

The 33-year-old Algerian woman and her one-year-old son were attacked near Yoker, Glasgow, at about 1630 BST last Tuesday, 3 April.

Police believe the assault, which happened on the cycle path between Plean Street and Dyke Road, was racially-motivated.

A group of about four men threw stones at the pair and kicked the woman.

One man exposed himself and sexually assaulted the woman.

It may be that the other members of the group are as disgusted with the sexual element of this attack on a defenceless woman and her baby Det Insp Andy McWilliam Strathclyde Police

He then assaulted the child and attempted to perform an indecent act on him.

The woman, who lives locally, fled the scene with her son, leaving the pram, a headscarf and a baby bottle on the cycle path.

Det Insp Andy McWilliam, of Strathclyde Police, said: "This was a particularly harrowing ordeal for the woman and her son.

"It may be that the other members of the group are as disgusted with the sexual element of this attack on a defenceless woman and her one-year-old baby.

"They may be in a position to assist the police in identifying the individual responsible.

"I am also keen to locate the whereabouts of the pram, headscarf and baby bottle."

The main suspect was white, aged 20 to 25, with very short hair.

He was tall, thin and was wearing white and blue tracksuit trousers.

Anyone with any information should contact Partick CID on 0141 532 3500 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.