Man dies after assault outside North Yorkshire pub

Three men have been arrested

Author: Liam ArrowsmithPublished 26th Oct 2022

A man has died after an apparent attack outside a pub in Skipton left him critically injured in hospital.

Police said Peter Walker, from Lancashire, was assaulted just before 23:30 on Saturday night (October 22nd).

The 41-year-old died on Tuesday.

Two men from the North Yorkshire town, and one from West Yorkshire, were arrested on suspicion of assault and have since been released on bail.

An appeal for witnesses is ongoing.

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