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Boy, 15, assaulted by gang

Kilmarnock Standard

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February 11, 2026

A young boy was seriously assaulted in Cumnock last weekend after being attacked by a gang.

- ROSS DUNN

Detectives have issued an urgent appeal for information after the 15-year-old was assaulted by a group of four or five youths on Lugar Street at around 7.30pm on Friday night (January 30).

Officers are combing CCTV footage in a bid to trace the assailants and have urged anyone with information to get in touch with police.

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