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Police appeal for witnesses after victim was bitten during assault in Spencers Wood

Staff Writer by Staff Writer
Monday, July 15, 2024 3:14 pm
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At around 2.20pm on Friday, July 12, a man in his thirties accidentally blocked in a white Ford Transit van while parking outside the pharmacy on Basingstoke Road, leading to the offender biting the victim.

At around 2.20pm on Friday, July 12, a man in his thirties accidentally blocked in a white Ford Transit van while parking outside the pharmacy on Basingstoke Road, leading to the offender biting the victim.

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THAMES Valley Police is appealing for witnesses after an assault took place in Spencers Wood.

At around 2.20pm on Friday, July 12, a man in his thirties accidentally blocked in a white Ford Transit van while parking outside the pharmacy on Basingstoke Road.

The driver of the can came into the pharmacy and asked the victim to move his car, but became aggressive despite the victim’s willingness to move his vehicle.

The offender tried to stop the victim from getting into his car and began shouting.

The offender then bit the back of the victim’s head, leading members of the public to intervene.

While the victim did not require hospital treatment, they sustained scratch and bite wounds to their head.

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Police are now appealing for witnesses or any information about the incident.

Police staff investigator Rebecca Concannon said: “We are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this assault, or anyone with information about what happened, to please come forward.

“We are aware that members of the public pulled the offender off the victim and we are also appealing for these people to please contact the force.

“You can provide information by calling 101 or through our online pages and quoting reference 43240330988.

“Or if you do not wish to speak to the police you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers who will take your information 100% anonymously. You can call them on 0800 555 111.”

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