CCTV appeal after man suffers serious head injuries following assault near Blackpool nightclub

By Sean Gleaves
Published 16th Aug 2023, 18:20 BST
Updated 16th Aug 2023, 18:21 BST
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A man is wanted by police following an assault which left the victim with serious injuries in Blackpool.

Police were called to a report of an assault near Popworld in The Strand at approximately 2am on Tuesday (August 15).

Officers found a man in his 20s had suffered head injuries in the attack when they arrived.

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He was taken to hospital for treatment where he remained on Wednesday afternoon (August 16).

Do you recognise this man? Officers want to speak to him following a serious assault in Blackpool (Credit: Google)Do you recognise this man? Officers want to speak to him following a serious assault in Blackpool (Credit: Google)
Do you recognise this man? Officers want to speak to him following a serious assault in Blackpool (Credit: Google)

Detectives have since released CCTV images of a man they want to speak to in connection with the attack.

“If you are the person in the images, we ask you to come forward and speak to our officers,” a spokesman for Lancashire Police said.

“We continue to ask for witnesses to the assault and for information about it.

“Please contact 101, quoting log 0115 of August 15, 2023.”

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Information can also be reported online via the Lancashire Police website at https://doitonline.lancashire.police.uk/.

Alternatively, independent charity Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111.