Police are appealing for witnesses to a serious assault that took place in Ryde on Saturday (4th July).
At around 22:05, a man in his 50s was assaulted by another man on Green Street and sustained a serious head injury.
The victim remains in hospital at this time, but the injuries have not been described as life-threatening.
The man who committed the assault was described as being of a muscular build and wearing a white t-shirt, jeans and white trainers.
Officers investigating the incident believe there were cars in the area just before and after the assault, so are asking anyone who witnessed the incident, or perhaps captured something on dash cam, to make contact with Police.
A 33-year-old man from Ryde has been arrested on suspicion of inflicting grievous bodily harm. He has been bailed until 2nd August.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Police on 101, quoting 44200245766. Alternatively, you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers 100% anonymously on 0800 555 111, or via their anonymous online form at crimestoppers-uk.org
Ah, normality returns as the pub lockdown ends.
Ryde! Why am I not surprised?
Shut up you Pratt
I am speaking as someone who has lived in this “lovely” town for the past 28 years.In the last 15 years or so, Ryde has changed drastically. Its bad enough in the town during the day, with all the drunks and drug addicts making it their own, let alone what goes on at night.
THIS ISLAND IS GETTING WORSE FOR VOILENCE……TOO MUCH GOING ON LATELY MESSAGE TO VIOLENT PEOPLE ” LEARN SOME RESPECT ” VOILENCE IS PRETTY MUCH A CHOICE SO IF YOU ARE VOILENT SORT YOUR LIFE OUT SPEAKING FROM 40 YEARS OF VIOLENCE THE DAY YOU CHANGE YOUR WAYS …TRUST ME YOU’LL BE HAPPY WITH YOURSELF ….LIFE IS BETTER WHEN YOU DON’T FIGHT !!!!
Ok but stop shouting