Man left with fractured skull in Sheffield City Centre attack
A 22 year old man has been left with a fractured skull following a brutal assault in Sheffield City Centre.
A 22 year old man has been left with a fractured skull following a brutal assault in Sheffield City Centre.
Detectives are appealing for a women who witnessed the attack to come forward.
The incident happened on Eldon Street outside the Corporation nightclub - the 22 year old was attacked with what is believed to be a bottle.
He needed major surgery and is still receiving treatment - officers say his life has been drastically changed.
Today they've released CCTV footage and are appealing to trace a woman who may have crucial information - they're making it clear she isn't in any trouble and they want to speak to her as a witness to the attack.
South Yorkshire police have given us the following statement.....
Officers are urging a woman who witnessed a vicious attack on a Sheffield street to please come forward to assist with the investigation.
The incident happened on Eldon Street outside the Corporation nightclub, when for reasons unknown, a man attacked a 22-year-old man with what is believed to be a bottle.
Despite officers conducting extensive enquiries and various investigative lines and leads being followed up, the attacker’s identity has not yet been uncovered.
DC Paul Lamb investigating said: “The attack resulted in the victim undergoing major surgery as he sustained a fractured skull, which he is still receiving medical care for and the life he once knew has drastically changed because of this brutal assault.
“We desperately need to identify and trace the woman in the CCTV footage as we believe she may have information that is crucial to our investigation.
“I do want want to make clear that she is not in any trouble and we only want to speak to her as a witness to the attack.”
Is this you in the CCTV footage? Do you know who the woman is? Were you a witness to the incident? Please call police on 101, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111, quoting incident number 753 of 20 February 2016.
Officers are urging a woman who witnessed a vicious attack on a Sheffield street to please come forward to assist with the investigation.
The incident happened on Eldon Street outside the Corporation nightclub, when for reasons unknown, a man attacked a 22-year-old man with what is believed to be a bottle.
Despite officers conducting extensive enquiries and various investigative lines and leads being followed up, the attacker’s identity has not yet been uncovered.
DC Paul Lamb investigating said: “The attack resulted in the victim undergoing major surgery as he sustained a fractured skull, which he is still receiving medical care for and the life he once knew has drastically changed because of this brutal assault.
“We desperately need to identify and trace the woman in the CCTV footage as we believe she may have information that is crucial to our investigation.
“I do want want to make clear that she is not in any trouble and we only want to speak to her as a witness to the attack.”
Is this you in the CCTV footage? Do you know who the woman is? Were you a witness to the incident? Please call police on 101, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111, quoting incident number 753 of 20 February 2016.