Man seriously injured in Fleet by attacker making homophobic comments
The incident happened after victim left nightclub
Last updated 22nd Aug 2022
Police are appealing for witnesses after officers found an unconscious male laying in the road in Fleet, with serious head injuries.
The incident occurred on Fleet Road around 2.48am in the early hours of Saturday morning.
The victim had been on a night out with a friend and they had been to a local nightclub and afterwards visited the Esso garage. When they were walking back to the town centre they came across a man they’d spoken to inside the club. Homophobic comments were made towards the victim by one of the males and an altercation broke out which resulted in the victim being punched once in the head and subsequently fell to the floor. At this point an unknown man, is alleged to have stamped on the victim whilst he was on the floor, unconscious, before leaving the scene in a dark coloured vehicle, believed to be an Audi.
The assault resulted in the victim sustaining a significant injury where he remains in hospital.
Police want to identify and locate the unknown man seen to leave the scene in the dark coloured car and are appealing for witnesses to come forward.
A 25-year-old man from Hayes has been arrested on suspicion of GBH and has been released under investigation.