Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious assault which took place around 9.50pm on Wednesday night in Cardross Road, Broxburn.
A 28-year-old man suffered serious injuries to his neck and was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for treatment.
Detective Constable Jason Beck of Livingston CID said: “This was a serious attack on a man that resulted in significant injuries to his neck which could have been life threatening.
We are still conducting inquiries to establish the full circumstances and officers are following a positive line of inquiry.
We are eager to speak to anyone who may have witnessed the incident or who has information about who was responsible.
Anyone with information can contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident 4064 of the 15th August or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
