Man hurt in bottle attack (From The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald)

Man hurt in bottle attack

10:37am Monday 1st May 2006 in Chippenham By Gordon Simpson

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a 27-year-old man sustained serious facial injuries when he was hit in the face with a glass bottle in Chippenham.

The incident happened at about 12.45am on Saturday at the entrance to Parkfields on Park Lane.

The man and his girlfriend were walking back from a night out in Chippenham when they stopped to speak to two men dragging a rubbish bin along the street.

One man ran off, while the second man remained and spoke to the couple.

The second man then hit the victim to the face with a glass bottle in an unprovoked attack.

He was taken to hospital and treated for his facial injuries, as well as a broken foot.

The offender is described as white, six-foot, 18 to 20-years-old, stocky to chubby build, with dark, short, spiked hair, stubble, a prominent nose and round face.

Police are appealing for any witnesses and would particularly like to speak to the man who ran off before the attack took place.

Contact Paul Kessell at Chippenham Police Station on 0845 408 7000 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.