Two men are on bail after a man in his 30s was hit in the face on King Street, Stroud, at about 1.15am on 1 November. Police are looking for a third man.

Gloucestershire Police have arrested a second man after a man in his 30s was knocked to the ground and hit in the face by a group of men in Stroud town centre in the early hours of Sunday 1 November. Both men are on bail, and officers are looking for a third.

Overview

  • Where: the corner of King Street and George Street, Stroud, about 13 miles south of Cheltenham
  • When: around 1.15am on Sunday 1 November (the force first said 12.10am, and has corrected it)
  • Injuries: the victim, in his 30s, was taken to hospital with injuries to his face
  • Arrests: two men, both on Wednesday 11 November, on suspicion of grievous bodily harm; both released on conditional bail
  • Still sought: a third suspect
  • Police reference: 53260094317

What the police say happened

According to Gloucestershire Constabulary, a group of men assaulted another man on the corner of King Street and George Street at about 1.15am on Sunday 1 November. He was knocked to the floor and hit in the face, and needed hospital treatment. The force believes the group then left in a vehicle.

The time has changed since the force’s first appeal on Wednesday 11 November, which gave it as around 12.10am. The force said on Friday that this was “incorrect after further evidence was obtained”. Anyone who was out in Stroud that night, including people who travelled back to Cheltenham afterwards, may want to check their memory, their phone and any dashcam footage against the later hour.

Two arrests, one man still sought

The first man was arrested on Wednesday 11 November on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm, and a second man was arrested on suspicion of the same offence later that day. Both have been released on conditional bail while enquiries continue. Neither has been charged, and the force has not named either man.

Officers “are continuing their enquiries to locate a third suspect who is believed to have been involved in the incident”, the force said.

How to help

Police want to hear from anyone who saw what happened or has footage, including dashcam video from anyone driving through Stroud town centre in the early hours of Sunday 1 November, and doorbell or shop cameras covering King Street or George Street.

Information can be given through the force’s online form for existing cases, quoting reference 53260094317. The force’s first appeal is on its website.