T In The Park, Scotland's highest profile music festival, was overshadowed yesterday when a 22 year-old male was stabbed 11 times at the event, in one of the worst crimes ever seen during the festival's 15 year history.

Apparently the man had gone to the aid of a female friend who had been accosted by two strangers in the early hours of Sunday morning, only to be stagged 11 times. Police are looking for two suspects in connectioon to the case: the first suspect is described as white, in his late teens, about 6ft 1in tall, of skinny build, with short, dark brown hair. He was wearing a white tracksuit top. The second was also said to be white, about 5ft 8in and of medium build, with short, dark brown "mullet-style" hair. He was wearing a red tracksuit top.

Music Towers urges anyone who might have any information about this horrifc attack to contact Tayside Police immediately on 0845 600 5705, or to call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

In an unconnected incident, a 32 year-old man, named as Derek Boyle, was found dead in his tent on Sunday morning. Police have said there are no suspicious cicumstances surrounding this death.