A £1,000 reward is on offer for anyone with information about a vicious assault on a man in Newcastle who was left with serious injuries.
At just after midnight on February 12, the victim, a 20-year-old man, was queuing to enter Flares nightclub in the city centre on Moseley Street. Another man was waiting behind him and accused him of queue-jumping.
Shortly after, the victim was punched in the head numerous times causing him to fall to the ground. Once there, he was repeatedly kicked.
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The perpetrator fled, but returned a short time later, but was prevented from continuing the assault by a man in a red jacket.
A man, whose face is clearly visible in the CCTV images issued, is wanted for questioning. You can also see the back of another man in the red jacket who intervened. Police would also like to speak to him.
The victim was rushed to hospital and sustained serious face and ankle injuries.
Crimestoppers is now offering a reward of up to £1,000 for information the charity exclusively receives - via its website Crimestoppers-uk.org or by phoning 0800 555 111 - that leads to the arrest and charge of the man responsible.
Fleur Brown, North East regional manager at the charity Crimestoppers, said: “There was no excuse for this unprovoked attack on a young man in Newcastle who was purely out to enjoy Newcastle’s nightlife.
“The perpetrator needs to be caught and brought to justice before he causes even more damage to another innocent individual.
“It would really help the investigation to know who the man in the red jacket was and another man who was in the area at the time. We hope that there will be people who remember this attack, who have stayed silent but now want to do the right thing. It maybe that you didn’t speak up because you know the individual concerned, or fear reprisals.
“Please call our UK Contact Centre on freephone 0800 555 111 or fill in a simple and secure anonymous online form on our website. Information our charity receives each and every day goes a long way to helping secure justice for victims and their families, and helps to keep all our communities safe.”
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