A grandma was left bruised black and blue after she was attacked by a gang of youths in a sickening incident at a popular Brit holiday hotspot. Melanie Cuthbertson, 52, was awoken from a nap while sunbathing at the Calder Waterfall in Blantyre, a landmark in South Lanarkshire, Scotland , by a teenager stamping on her face. The grandma, from nearby Hamilton, said was with a group of friends from a wild water swimming group when she was descended on by the teen boy.
The boy, who was with a gang of around nine teenage girls, launched the unprovoked attack on June 24, a. As temperatures reached a pleasant 23C, Melanie had decided to stay on with her friends and was lying under a pop-up tent under the sun when she awoke to find some of the group had "congregated around me". She told the Daily Record the group started to rain down blows before she could react, with one boy "punching and stamping" on her head while the others also launched attacks.
Melanie said she feared for her life and lost consciousness, preventing her from remembering the entire incident. She said: "The boy was wild-eyed and definitely the ring leader. They were all hitting me but he was directly over me and punching and stamping on my head.
"I was terrified. I was in fear for my life because I didn’t know when they were going to stop. I don’t remember too much else because I passed out and lost consciousness.
" She came around to find two young girls crouched by her side, who asked if she was okay and, Mela.
