Woman sexually assaulted before her partner is punched in Newcastle
Police have released images of two men they would like to speak to
Last updated 20th Feb 2023
Officers investigating a sexual assault in Newcastle have released images of two men who they would like to identify.
Between 11pm and midnight on Saturday, October 8 last year, a woman reported that a man sexually assaulted her by touching while she was in Hoochie Coochie, on Pilgrim Street.
Staff at the venue then asked the man to leave the premises.
The woman and her partner later left the bar to see that the offender was stood outside in the company of a second man.
The second man is then reported to have punched the woman’s partner, knocking him to the pavement and leaving him with a fractured skull and a bleed on the brain.
Officers have today (Monday, February 20) released images of two men they would like to speak in connection with both assaults.
They were both in the area at the time the offences were committed and may be able to assist police with their enquiries.
Witnesses or anyone with any information should contact police via the ‘Tell Us Something’ page of the police website or by calling 101 and quoting either 128539K/22 or 119982S/22.
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