Man suffers injury after being assaulted at Telford pub
Police have issued an appeal for witnesses following an assault at a Telford pub in which a 22-year-old man was punched in the face.
They are trying to identify a man who struck the victim a single blow, fracturing an eye socket and causing a cut and bruising.
The incident happened at around 12.25am in the garden smoking area at the Duke of York Inn, Trench Road, Trench.
The victim was treated at the Princess Royal Hospital, Telford.
Sergeant Donna-Louise Hankin said: “We are appealing for witnesses who saw this incident, or who know the identity of the offender, to contact PC Matthew Sanders at Wellington Police Station by calling 101.
“In particular, there was an elderly man in the gated smoking area where the suspect remained for a long period having been ejected by the door staff, and another man who shook hands with the suspect, who was possibly his brother.
“Another man and a woman were also within the vicinity who may have seen the incident.”
The offender is described as white, of large build, in his late twenties or early thirties with short brown hair.
Information can also be given to the anonymous Crimestoppers charity by calling 0800 555 111.
