Police issue CCTV image after man suffers fractured skull in Reading

Police the man pictured may have vital information about an assault

Author: Jonathan RichardsPublished 5th Dec 2022

Police have issued an image of a man officers believe may have vital information about an assault occasioning GBH in Reading.

At around 2.15am on Friday (2/12), the victim, a man in his forties, was in a queue waiting for a taxi near a bus stop on Station Road outside Thames Tower.

An offender pushed the victim in the chest, causing him to fall backwards and hit his head on the footpath.

The victim suffered a fractured skull and was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital for further treatment. He has since been discharged.

Investigating officer Detective Constable Siobhan Bradley, based at Reading police station, said:

“I am appealing for anyone who recognises the man pictured in this image to please get in touch.

“If you are the man pictured then please come forward as soon as possible as we believe you may have vital information about this incident."

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