Plymouth man seriously injured in assault

Detectives are appealing for witnesses to an assault in Plympton at the weekend to come forward.

A 24-year-old man, from Plymouth, was approached by a man who punched him in the mouth and struck him over the back of the head in Fore Street, St Maurice.

The victim suffered serious head and facial injuries as a result of the attack that happened at around 9pm on Saturday 28 March, at the junction with Castle Lane.

The offender is believed to have left the scene in a vehicle after the assault.

Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to email 101@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk, call 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, quoting reference CR/021408/15.