A MAN has suffered serious head and facial injuries after being assaulted in Ayr.

The 21-year-old was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital after he was seriously assaulted on Main Road, near to the Redstone Inn.

The incident took place at around 10.50pm on Saturday, July 14 and police are now appealing for witnesses.

DC Scott Moore, of Ayrshire CID, said: “There were a number of people in and around the area at the time of this assault, so I’d appeal to those people to speak to us.

"If anyone has any information, please call 101 quoting reference number 5157 of July 14.”