Appeal for witnesses following assault in Portsmouth

Appeal for witnesses following assault in Portsmouth

Officers investigating an assault in Portsmouth are appealing for witnesses and information which could assist with their enquiries.

We received a report that between 6:43am and 6:50am on Tuesday 20 October, a man in his 50s was out running on the Hilsea foreshore path near the Mountbatten Centre when he was assaulted by a man on an electric bicycle.

It was reported that the man got off the bike and punched the other man multiple times in the head, causing him to suffer cuts to his head and face.

Two members of the public approached them and the man then rode off from the scene.

As part of our investigation, officers have arrested 25-year-old man from Havant on suspicion of assaulting a person thereby occasioning them actual bodily harm. He has been bailed with conditions until 29 January whilst enquiries continue.

We would like to hear from anyone who was in the area at the time and witnessed this incident, or the events immediately before or after, who hasn’t already spoken to an officer.

If you have any information which could assist with our enquiries, please report this to us by calling 101 quoting reference number 44260514595.

You can also submit information to us online here: https://www.hampshire.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/

Alternatively, you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers 100% anonymously on 0800 555 111, or via their anonymous online form at crimestoppers-uk.org