Singer Michelle McManus was attacked with a guitar case in an unprovoked assault**.**

Ms McManus, 36, took to social media to post about her ordeal, telling her followers she had suffered an "injured jaw".

Police confirmed the incident took place at around 2am on Sunday in Pollokshaws Road, Shawlands, and said officers were investigating.

In a series of tweets, the performer described a man she did not know assaulting her "for no reason" and said police had been "fantastic".

She described how she had been "battered across the face" with a guitar case.

A spokeswoman for Police Scotland said: "About 2am, police received a report of a 36-year-old woman having been assaulted in Pollokshaws Road, Shawlands.

"Inquiries into the incident are continuing."

Anyone with information relating to the incident can contact Police Scotland on 101.