Bedfordshire Police is appealing for witnesses after a man in his 20s sustained serious facial injuries during an altercation in Bedford town centre.
Officers were called to Howard Street at around 2.45am on Sunday (2 March) following reports of the incident. Emergency services attended the scene, and the victim was taken to hospital for treatment. His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
An investigation is ongoing, and police are urging anyone who witnessed the altercation or has dashcam footage from that morning to come forward.
The suspect is described as mixed race with dark curly hair and was seen wearing a black shiny puffer coat, a black man bag, and grey jeans.
Detective constable Lewis Osbourne said: “We’re appealing for witnesses following an altercation in Bedford Town Centre on Sunday morning. We believe an isolated incident took place shortly before the victim received injuries to his face. Thankfully they are not life-threatening.
“We are working on all lines of enquiries and are asking anyone who was on Howard Street, and either witnessed the incident or may have dashcam footage, to come forward and help with our investigation.”
Anyone with information can contact police via 101 or on the Bedfordshire Police website, quoting reference number 28 of 2 March.
