A WOMAN has suffered a fractured eye socket after being attacked in broad daylight by men in dark clothing at Drumry rail station last week.

The 34-year-old had been walking across the bridge at the station with a 36-year-old man on the afternoon of Thursday, February 8, when the pair were jumped by two men in puffy jackets.

The woman was taken to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, after suffering injuries to both her eye and jaw, while the man complained of being hit with something sharp.

John Hainey, the chairman of Linnvale and Drumry Community Council, said the area had long been a “hotspot” for incidents and called for preventative measures to be taken against crime.

Mr Hainey, who lives on Vanguard Street, pinpointed the bridge at the station as a problem because it allows for a quick getaway.

He told the Post: “We, over the years, have asked them if the cameras could see the bridge. The bridge appears to be an easy method for causing problems and disappearing over it in another direction.

“We had a camera on York Street, which would pick up people leaving the station, but that seems to have been removed.

“There’s no doubt that Drumry does seem to have more than its fair share of incidents. It’s not uncommon. We have a major police station comparatively near our area but we still get lots of things happening.”

Mr Hainey said the community council has asked for more cameras in troubled parts of Drumry but they also want to see a greater police presence.

A spokeswoman for Police Scotland confirmed officers were called at 2.15pm after a 34-year-old woman and 36-year-old man were attacked by two men on a bridge over the tracks at Drumry station.

Investigations into the incident at Drumry station are ongoing and police are following a positive line of enquiry.