Brighton police officers hit by bottle during England Euros match

An appeal's out for witnesses following the assault

Author: Ryan BurrowsPublished 19th Jul 2021

Police are appealing after two officers were assaulted in Brighton during England's Euro 2020 semi-final with Denmark.

The pair had responded to reports of a crowd of more than 100 people in West Street at around 11.45pm on July 7th.

A man had climbed on to a balcony and when he got down, was led away by officers.

At this point someone from the crowd threw a bottle in their direction which hit one officer in the back and the other in the face.

Anyone who saw what happened or who has any other information on who threw the bottle is asked to contact police online or call 101, quoting serial 3707 of 15/07.

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