Dogwalker suffers '˜serious head injury' in Brighton bottle attack

The 28-year-old local man was walking dogs with a friend in Bartholomew Square at some time between 11pm on Saturday (March 25) and 1am on Sunday, when police said he was hit on the forehead sustaining a deep cut.

He returned the dogs home before setting off for A&E at Royal Sussex County Hospital, but was stopped by a concerned passer-by who called an ambulance.

Sussex Police said his attacker, who was not known to him, is described as white, 5’ 8”, of medium build, in his early 20s with dark hair. He was described as wearing dark trousers and a striped T-shirt.

He is understood to have been with some other men, playing with what might have been a frisbee, police said.

Anyone who witnessed the incident or has information about the attacker - or the people he was with - is asked to report online or call 101 quoting serial 96 of 26/03.