Police are appealing for witnesses to an unprovoked attack on a 30-year-old man at Widewater...

Published: 5:14 am July 5, 2023
Updated: 10:25 pm September 7, 2025
Man suffers fractured eye socket in unprovoked attack at Widewater Lagoon in West Sussex – UKNIP

Police are appealing for witnesses to an unprovoked attack on a 30-year-old man at Widewater Lagoon, near Shoreham. The victim was using the footpath/cycle path when he was assaulted by a man and a woman at around 8pm on 29 June.

The victim sustained a fractured eye socket and was taken to hospital for treatment. He has since been discharged.

The male suspect is described as white, aged in his mid-to-late 30s, about 6’ tall, of stocky build, with short black hair. He was wearing three-quarter-length shorts and no top at the time of the assault.

The female suspect is described as white, aged in her mid-to-late 30s, about 5’8” tall, of stocky build, with black shoulder-length hair in a ponytail. She wore a black cardigan and black shorts and had a pink handbag.

Anyone with any information about the assault is urged to report it online or call 101, quoting crime reference 47230122745.

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