Police issue CCTV video of assault in Hove

A man needed hospital treatment for facial injuries

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Author: Ryan BurrowsPublished 19th Jan 2022

Police investigating an assault on a man in Hove have released video footage of the moment he is knocked to the ground.

The 28-year-old victim reported being approached by an unknown man outside the Post Office in Portland Road at around 11pm on September 25th last year.

He was then assaulted, causing facial injuries that required hospital treatment.

Sussex Police have said the suspect made off west along Portland Road.

The incident was captured on CCTV and officers would like to speak to anybody who recognises the man in the footage or has any information that could help with the investigation.

Anyone with information can contact Sussex Police online, or by calling 101 and quoting serial 1041 of 27/09.

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