John Coles reports: Isle of Wight Police are appealing for witnesses to an assault on a group of women in the early hours of Sunday, April 6th in Newport.
At around 1.30am, the three friends were walking along South Street, towards the bus station after a night out.
As they reached the delivery gates to Morrisons supermarket, they were approached by a woman who assaulted one of the friends, a 19-year-old, and caused both her and her 18-year-old friend to fall to the ground.
The 19-year-old suffered bruising to her right eye.
The suspect is described as: White 5ft 7ins tall aged between 19 and 20-years-old, slim to skinny build with a thin face, blonde or brown hair to below the shoulders and was wearing a white sweat shirt style hooded top with no logo and a front pocket.
Sergeant James Luckman from Newport Police Station said:
“This was an unprovoked and rare attack on a group of women who’d been enjoying their Saturday night out.
“A number of people stopped to help the group of friends and I’d urge anyone who did so or saw what happened to contact me so we can trace the suspect.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact Sergeant Luckman at Newport police station on 0845 045 45 45 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. Mini-Com users can call 01962 875000.
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