New appeal to find those responsible for vicious attack in Darwen
The victim suffered serious eye injuries, a fractured hand and damage to his teeth
A new appeal has been made to find the group who viciously assaulted a man while he was on a night out in Darwen.
The victim, a man in his 30s, was approached by a man he didn't know on Church Street on 27 August.
He offered to sell him drugs and when he said no, the man threatened him with a knife.
A short time later, at around 11:50pm, the same man approached him with several others and the group kicked and punched him in the head.
He suffered serious eye injuries, a fractured hand and damage to his teeth.
Several witnesses have already come forward, but Blackburn and Darwen Police think there were more people in the area who have yet to come forward with important information.
DC Amelia Nethell, of Blackburn and Darwen Police, said:
"This was a nasty and entirely unprovoked attack on a man simply enjoying a night out, and we are determined to find those responsible.
"After the assault a number of people were spoken to but we believe there are more people with information about what happened, or people who were in the area who may have seen what happened.
"We appreciate that the footage of the attack is distressing but we would urge you to take a moment to watch it to see if it jogs your memory. If you were in the area at the time you may have seen something that could help with our enquiries, so we would ask that you contact us straight away."
Anyone with information is asked to call 101, quoting lot 869 of 29 August.