Incident of grievous bodily harm in Gerrards Cross results in witness appeal by police

An incident of grievous bodily harm in Gerrards Cross has resulted in an appeal for witnesses by Thames Valley Police.

On Friday 31st July 2020, at around 10.00pm, member of staff was outside the Ethorpe Hotel in Packhorse Road and was asking a customer to leave.

Another member of staff, a man in his twenties, stepped between the two parties and was punched in the head and pushed to the ground. As the man in his twenties tried to get up another man struck him in the face with an unknown object.

Two women also assaulted the man in his twenties, trying to restrain him as he tried to defend himself.

The group then left.

The man in his twenties sustained a laceration to his forehead that required stitches, a puncture wound to his cheek, bruising to his knees and grazes to his hands. He has since been discharged from hospital.

The first offender is described as a white man, in his early thirties, well built and approximately 6ft tall. He had short blond hair, was clean shaven and was wearing a white t-shirt.

The second offender is described as a white man, in his late twenties, of slim build. He also had short blond hair, was clean shaven and was wearing a blue t-shirt with white lines on it.

The third offender is described as an Asian man, around 30 years old, approximately 6ft 2ins tall. He had long, dark hair tied up in a ponytail and was wearing a black t-shirt and jeans.

The two women are described as being white and one of them had blonde hair. No further description is available.

Police staff investigator Nick O’Hara, based at Amersham police station, said: ‘I am appealing for any witnesses to this incident, or anyone who has information, to please come forward.

There were a number of people who called us about this incident at the time and I am keen to speak to them further about what happened and would urge them to get in touch.

Anyone with information can contact police by calling 101, or making a report online, quoting reference 43200236480. You can also submit footage via our online portal.

Alternatively, you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers, if you wish to remain anonymous, online or by calling 0800 555 111.‘

*Source of article : Thames Valley Police ‘latest news’.