Serious assault in Bedford leaves man injured

Bedfordshire Police is appealing for information after an assault in Bedford on Worcester Road, near the parade of shops on Harrowden Road on Sunday afternoon (5 February)

At around 12.30pm on Sunday a man was approached by three men, and an altercation took place leaving him with serious but not life-threatening injuries.

The three suspects are described as three white men around 18 years old.

All were around 5’10” and wearing sports-type clothing, with one of them wearing a dark baseball cap.

Sergeant Emma Matthews from Bedfordshire Police, investigating, said: “We understand incidents like this can be concerning and the victim has been left physically shaken up following this altercation.

“As part of our investigation, we are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the incident or have any CCTV or video doorbell footage.

“Information, regardless of how small, from the community could be vital to helping us solve this crime and getting these offenders off the streets.”

Anyone with any information is asked to report it via beds.police.uk/ro/report or call 101 with the crime reference number 40/6742/23.

You can also report via Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via crimestoppers-uk.org

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