A Lanarkshire man was left in hospital after four thugs attacked him and tried to break into his home.
They tried to take the 60-year-old victim's phone during the assault in Waterlands Gardens in Carluke.
Police have launched an appeal to hunt down the four men who made off in the direction of Stonedyke Road in two cars, one described as a white four-by-four and the other a dark coloured vehicle.