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A woman is fighting for life in hospital after reportedly having her "throat slashed" in Glasgow .

Emergency services raced to Pollokshaws Road in the south side of the city just after 1am this morning to reports of a serious assault.

The victim, a 31-year-old woman, is in a critical condition at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.

Police have since confirmed they are treating the incident as a murder bid.

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An eyewitness told the Scottish Sun : "I saw a man running up the street screaming to phone an ambulance.

"His wife’s throat had just been slashed in flat a few doors down.

"The husband had brought the wife out of the flat to try and get her in the car to hospital.

"A woman was holding pressure to her neck to stop the bleeding while her friend tried to comfort the little girl who had blood all over her pyjamas."

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "We received a report of a serious assault at a property on Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow around 1.15am on Saturday, August 31.

"A 31-year-old woman was taken to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and remains in a critical condition.

"We are treating the incident as attempted murder and officers are following a positive line of inquiry."