Man suffers major injuries in unprovoked attack outside Co-op in Crawley
A 27-year-old sustained major injuries after being assaulted outside a Co-op in Crawley on 6 January. Sussex Police are appealing for help identifying the suspect.
Crawley assault: Sussex Police seek ginger-haired man after Co-op attack
Google News UK — Crime (en) reports that a 27-year-old man suffered major injuries following an unprovoked assault outside a Co-op store in Dorsten Square, Crawley, between 7.30pm and 7.45pm on Friday, 6 January.
According to Sussex Police, the suspect initially approached the victim and began antagonising him outside the shop. The victim ignored him and went inside. When he emerged, the suspect approached again, dragged him around a corner and assaulted him. The victim sustained injuries described as "major but non-life-threatening or life-changing".
Police have released images of a man they wish to speak to in connection with the investigation. He is described as being in his early 30s, around 5ft 10ins tall, with ginger hair and freckles. At the time of the incident he was wearing a thick blue winter coat with a fur hood, blue jeans and blue training shoes.
Officers are also seeking to trace a number of other individuals present in the area at the time of the assault.
A Sussex Police spokesperson said: "Officers would also like to speak with two men who engaged with the suspect following the assault. As well as those two men, they would like to speak with a man who alerted the shop assistant to the assault. This information can be reported to police online or call 101 quoting serial number 1257 of 06/01."
Source: Google News UK — Crime (en)